Pelléas_et_Mélisande_discography
This is a discography of Pelléas et Mélisande, an opera by Claude Debussy. The premiere performance was at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 30 April 1902. The list includes all of the studio recordings and also some live performances available on audio CD and DVD.
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| Year | Cast (Pelléas, Mélisande, Golaud, Arkel, Yniold, Geneviève) |
Conductor, Opera House and Orchestra |
Label Catalogue No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Charles Panzéra, Yvonne Brothier, Vanni Marcoux, Willy Tubiana. |
Piero Coppola Grand Orchestre Symphonique du Grammophone |
(Original by Victor/HMV) CD: Pearl CD Cat: 9300 CD: Andante Cat: ANDCD3990 |
| 1928 | Alfred Maguenat, Marthe Nespoulous, Hector Dufranne, Armand Narçon, ??, Claire Croiza |
Georges Truc Orchestra de l'Opéra-Comique |
(Original by Columbia Records) CD: VAI CD Cat: VAIA 1093 CD: Andante Cat: ANDCD3990 |
| 1934 | Edward Johnson, Lucrezia Bori, Ezio Pinza, Léon Rothier, Ellen Dalossy, Ina Bourskaya |
Louis Hasselmans Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
CD: EJS (live broadcast) |
| 1942 | Jacques Jansen, Irène Joachim, Henry Etchéverry, Paul Cabanel, Leila Ben Sedira, Germaine Cernay |
Roger Désormière, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire Paris |
CD: EMI, Cat: 761 038-2 CD: Arkadia, Cat: 78018 CD: Grammofono, Cat: 2000 78727 (Studio recording) |
| 1945 | Martial Singher, Bidu Sayão, Lawrence Tibbett, Alexander Kipnis, Lillian Raimondi, Margaret Harshaw |
Emil Cooper, Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus |
CD: Walhall Cat: WHL 27 CD: Naxos Cat: 8.110030-1 (live broadcast) |
| 1951 | Camille Maurane, Suzanne Danco, Henry Etchéverry, André Vessières, Marjorie Westbury, Oda Slobodskaya |
Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Singers |
CD: Testament Cat: SBT31484 (Studio broadcast) |
| 1951 | Pierre Mollet, Suzanne Danco, Heinz Rehfuß, André Vessières, Flore Wend, Hélène Bouvier |
Ernest Ansermet, Chœurs et Orchestre de la Suiss Romande |
CD: Decca Cat: 425 965-2 (Studio recording) |
| 1953 | Camille Maurane, Janine Micheau, Michel Roux, Xavier Depraz, Annick Simon, Rita Gorr |
Jean Fournet, Orchestre Lamoureux Chorale Élisabeth Brasseur [fr] |
CD: Philips Cat: 434 783-2 (Studio recording) |
| 1954 | Ernst Haefliger, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Michel Roux, Mario Petri, Graziella Sciutti, Christiane Gayraud |
Herbert von Karajan, RAI Orchestra Sinfonica and Coro di Roma |
CD: Hunt Cat: CDKAR 218 |
| 1956 | Jacques Jansen, Victoria de los Ángeles, Gérard Souzay, Pierre Froumenty, Françoise Ogéas, Jeannine Collard |
André Cluytens, Chœur et Orchestre National de France |
CD: Testament Cat: SBT 3051 (EMI studio recording) |
| 1962 | Jacques Jansen, Micheline Grancher, Michel Roux, André Vessières, Françoise Ogéas, Solange Michel |
Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, Chorale Lyrique de la RTF, Orchestre National de la RTF |
CD: Discque Montaigne Cat: TCE 8710 (Studio recording) |
| 1962 | Pierre Mollet, Julien Haas, Victoria de los Ángeles, Joseph Rouleau, Ulga Chelavine, Solange Michel |
Jean Fournet, Teatro Colón orchestra and chorus |
CD: Ornamenti Cat: FE 118 (live recording) |
| 1964 | Camille Maurane, Erna Spoorenberg, George London, Guus Hoekman, Rosine Brédy, Josephine Veasey |
Ernest Ansermet, Gran Théâtre Chor Genf, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande |
CD: Decca Cat: SET 277-9 (Studio recording) |
| 1969 | Henri Gui, Jeannette Pilou, Gabriel Bacquier, Nicola Zaccari, Adriana Martino, Anna Reynolds |
Lorin Maazel, Coro e Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI |
CD: GOP Cat: 62 ; 711 |
| 1969 | Éric Tappy, Erna Spoorenberg, Gérard Souzay, Victor de Narké, Anne-Marie Blanzat, Arlette Chédel |
Jean-Marie Auberson, Grand Théâtre de Genève, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Chor des Grand Théâtre de Genève |
CD: Claves Cat: 50-2416/16 |
| 1970 | George Shirley, Elisabeth Söderström, Donald McIntyre, David Ward, Anthony Britten, Yvonne Minton |
Pierre Boulez, Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus |
CD: CBS Cat: 77324 CD: Sony Cat: 47265 |
| 1971 | Nicolai Gedda, Helen Donath, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Meven, Walter Gampert, Marga Schiml |
Rafael Kubelík, Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks |
CD: Orfeo Cat: 367 942 (1971 live recording first released in 1994) |
| 1978 | Richard Stilwell, Frederica von Stade, José van Dam, Ruggero Raimondi, Christine Barbaux, Nadine Denize |
Herbert von Karajan, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker (Studio recording; for details, see Pelléas et Mélisande (Herbert von Karajan recording)) |
CD: EMI Cat: 749 350-2 |
| 1978 | Claude Dormoy, Michèle Command, Gabriel Bacquier, Roger Soyer, Monique Pouradier-Duteil, Jocelyne Taillon, |
Serge Baudo, Ensemble Vocal de Bourgogne, Orchestre de Lyon |
CD: Eurodisc Cat: 300 096-445 CD: RCA Cat:74321 32225-2 |
| 1979 | Éric Tappy, Rachel Yakar, Philippe Huttenlocher, François Loup, Colette Alliot-Lugaz, Jocelyne Taillon |
Armin Jordan, Chœurs et Orchestre National de L'Opéra Monte Carlo |
CD: Erato Cat: 71296 ; 245 684-2 (Studio recording) |
| 1986 | Kurt Ollmann, Frederica von Stade, John Bröcheler, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Patrizia Pace, Glenys Linos |
Claudio Abbado, Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus |
CD: Opera D'Oro Cat: OPD-1195 |
| 1987 | François Le Roux, Colette Alliot-Lugaz, José van Dam, Roger Soyer, Françoise Golfier, Jocelyne Taillon, |
John Eliot Gardiner, Chor & Orchester der Oper Lyon |
DVD: Arthaus DVD Cat: 100 100 |
| 1988 | Malcolm Walker, Eliane Manchet, Vincent Le Texier, Peter Meven, Christian Fliegner, Carol Yahr |
John Carewe, Chœurs de l'Opéra de Nice, Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice |
CD: Pierre Verany Cat: 788 093-4 |
| 1990 | Didier Henry, Colette Alliot-Lugat, Gilles Cachemaille, Pierre Thau, Françoise Golfier, Claudine Carlson |
Charles Dutoit, Chœurs et Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal |
CD: Decca Cat: 430 502-2 (Studio recording) |
| 1991 | François Le Roux, Maria Ewing, José van Dam, Jean-Philippe Courtis, Patricia Pace, Christa Ludwig |
Claudio Abbado, Vienna State Opera Vienna Philharmonic Vienna State Opera Choir |
CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 435 344-2 (Studio recording) |
| 1992 | Neill Archer, Alison Hagley, Donald Maxwell, Kenneth Cox, Samuel Burkey, Penelope Walker |
Pierre Boulez, Welsh National Opera orchestra and chorus |
DVD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 072 431 3 ; 072 431 1 |
| 1996 | Gérard Théruel, Mireille Delunsch, Armand Arapian, Gabriel Bacquier, Françoise Golfier, Hélène Jossoud |
Jean-Claude Casadesus, Opéra de Lille, Orchestre National de Lille-Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais Chorus |
CD: Naxos Cat: 8.660047-9 |
| 1998 | Richard Croft, Christiane Oelze, John Tomlinson, Gwynne Howell, Jake Arditti, Jean Rigby |
Andrew Davis, Glyndebourne Festival Opera London Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus |
DVD: Warner Vision Cat: 5046783262 DVD: Kultur Video |
| 2000 | Wolfgang Holzmair, Anne Sofie von Otter, Laurent Naouri, Alain Vernhes, Florence Couderc, Hanna Schaer |
Bernard Haitink, Orchestre National d' Ile de France Choeur de Radio France |
CD: Naive (France) Cat: V 4923 |
| 2003 | Simon Keenlyside, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Gerald Finley, John Tomlinson, James Danner, Nathalie Stutzmann | Bernard Haitink, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus Concert performance, recorded on 18 October 2003 | CD 2264 |
| 2004 | Rodney Gilfry, Isabel Rey, Michael Volle, László Polgár, Eva Liebanu, Cornelia Kallisch |
Franz Welser-Möst Zusatzchor Opernhaus Zürich Orchester der Oper Zürich |
DVD: TDK Cat: DVWW-OPPEM |
| 2009 | Stéphane Degout, Natalie Dessay, Laurent Naouri, Phillip Ens, Beate Ritter, Marie-Nicole Lemieux |
Bertrand de Billy ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien Arnold Schoenberg Choir |
DVD: Virgin Classics Cat: 6961379 1 |
| 2013 | Jacques Imbrailo, Michaela Selinger, Vincent Le Texier, Wolfgang Schöne, Dominik Eberle, Doris Soffel |
Stefan Soltesz, Essener Philharmoniker Opernchor des Aalto-Theaters |
Blu-ray: Arthaus Musik[1] |
| 2016 | Jacques Imbrailo, Corinne Winters, Kyle Ketelsen, Brindley Sherratt, Damien Göritz, Yvonne Naef |
Alain Altinoglu, Zürich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich (Producer: Dmitri Tcherniakov; recorded live in May 2016) |
Blu-ray: Bel Air Classiques[2] |
| 2016 | Marc Mauillon, Jenny Daviet, Laurent Alvaro, Stephen Bronk, Julie Mathevet, Emma Lyren |
Maxime Pascal, Malmö Opera orchestra and chorus (Stage direction: Benjamin Lazar; recorded live in May) |
Blu-ray: Bel Air Classiques[3][4] |
| 2017 | Christian Gerhaher, Magdalena Kožená, Gerald Finley, Franz-Josef Selig, Joshua Bloom, Bernarda Fink |
Simon Rattle London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Chorus |
CD: LSO Live |
Close
- Pelléas et Mélisande, Opernhaus Zürich, 2016, OCLC 1120201651.
- Pelléas et Mélisande, Malmö, 2016: Blu-ray, OCLC 1021774506; DVD, OCLC 1028610966.
- Mike Ashman, Review of Pelléas et Mélisande, Malmö, 2016, Gramophone, February 2018, pp. 85, 87.