Pelleas and Melisande Composer Claude Debussy Librettist Maurice Maeterlinck Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1938 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Erich Leinsdorf Stage Director(s) Armando Agnini Chorus Master William Tyroler Designer (see notes) Cast Arkel, King of Allemonde Louis D'Angelo Geneviève, his daughter-in-law Doris Doe Golaud, her elder son Carlton Gauld Pelléas, her younger son Georges Cathelat Mélisande Janine Micheau Yniold, son of Golaud Anne Jamison Doctor André Ferrier Show Dates Wed, Oct 19 1938, 8pm Time and Place Legendary Scenes Act I, Scene 1 -- A Forest Scene 2 -- A Room in the Castle Scene 3 -- Terrace outside the Castle Act II, Scene 1 -- A Well in the Park Scene 2 -- Golaud's Chamber Scene 3 -- A Grotto NO INTERMISSION BETWEEN ACTS II AND III Act III, Scene 1 -- A Tower of the Castle Scene 2 -- Vaults of the Castle Scene 3 -- Terrace outside the Vaults Scene 4 -- Same as Scene 1 NO INTERMISSION BETWEEN ACTS III AND IV Act IV, Scene 1 -- Same as Scene 2, Act II Scene 2 -- Same as Scene 1, Act I Act V -- Mélisande's Bedchamber Media Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1938. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Andre Ferrier (Doctor) Credit Morton Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1938. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Carlton Gauld (Golaud) Credit Morton Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1938. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Carlton Gauld (Galoud) Credit Morton Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1938. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Doris Doe (Genevieve) Credit Morton Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1938_13_compressed.pdf (7.75 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- Scenery constructed in the studios of the San Francisco Opera Association after designs by Jane Berlandina and William Gaskin.
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1938. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Andre Ferrier (Doctor) Credit Morton
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1938. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Carlton Gauld (Golaud) Credit Morton
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1938. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Carlton Gauld (Galoud) Credit Morton
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1938. Photographer: Lawrence B. Morton/San Francisco Opera. Doris Doe (Genevieve) Credit Morton