Royal Festival Hall, London - Pelléas et Mélisande Reviews | 18 April 2024 |
Performance reviews
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Pelléas et MélisandeRoyal Festival Hall, LondonNo. of reviews: 10 |
Salonen and a brilliant solo line-up triumph with Debussy's opera |
4 Dec 14 / Independent |
A more perfect combination of singers would be hard to find |
2 Dec 14 / Music OMH |
An extraordinary performance of an extraordinary work |
2 Dec 14 / Boulezian |
Salonen’s Pelléas et Mélisande an extraordinary performance and musical triumph |
1 Dec 14 / Seen and Heard |
A stirring concert performance of Debussy’s opera |
1 Dec 14 / Financial Times |
An unforgettable Pelléas et Mélisande at the Southbank |
29 Nov 14 / Bachtrack |
The orchestra was the opera’s true protagonist |
29 Nov 14 / Opera Britannia |
This Pelléas et Mélisande reminded just how inexhaustible and satisfying a work it is |
29 Nov 14 / Classical Source |
This Pelléas held great transparency |
29 Nov 14 / Telegraph |
One of Salonen’s finest achievements |
29 Nov 14 / The Guardian |
Production details
Cast
Degout, Paiu, Naouri, Palmer, Varnier, Briot, Wilson-Johnson
(c) Salonen (d) Concert
Performance dates
27 November 2014
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