Pelleas and Melisande
Composer
Librettist
Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
1938
Language
French
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Chorus Master
Designer
(see notes)
Cast
Arkel, King of Allemonde
Geneviève, his daughter-in-law
Golaud, her elder son
Pelléas, her younger son
Mélisande
Yniold, son of Golaud
Doctor
Show Dates
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
Document
SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1938_13_compressed.pdf
(7.75 MB)
Notes
To access the full production program, click the PDF link above.
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Scenery constructed in the studios of the San Francisco Opera Association after designs by Jane Berlandina and William Gaskin.