Pelléas et Mélisande Katie Mitchell, Esa Pekka Salonen, Aix en Provence Festival 2016 eng h. subs

After 40 years in the wilderness, Claude Debussys opera Pelléas et Mélisande returned to the stage at the AixenProvence Festival 2016. Katie Mitchells dreamy production stars a resplendent Barbara Hannigan and Stéphane Degout as the unhappy lovers of the title. This eagerly anticipated production by British director Katie Mitchell also features the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of its chief conductor EsaPekka Salonen. With : Stéphane Degout (Pelléas) Barbara Hannigan (Mélisande) Laurent Naouri (Golaud) Franz Josef Selig (Arkel) Sylvie BrunetGrupposo (Geneviève) Chloé Briot (Yniold) Thomas Dear (The doctor) Composer : Claude Debussy Libretto : Maurice Maeterlinck Director : Katie Mitchell TV production : Corentin Leconte Music director : EsaPekka Salonen Orchestra : Philharmonia Orchestra Choir : Cape Town Opera Chorus Choreography : Joseph W. Alford Dramaturge : Martin Crimp