Pelleas and Melisande Composer Claude Debussy Librettist Maurice Maeterlinck Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1965 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Jean Martinon Production Paul Hager Designer Wolfram Skalicki Davis L. West Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumers Goldstein & Co. Cast Golaud, Geneviève's son Thomas Stewart Mélisande Pilar Lorengar Geneviève, Arkel's daughter Claramae Turner Arkel, King of Allemonde Thomas O'Leary Pelléas, Geneviève's younger son André Jobin Yniold, Golaud's son by his first wife Lucille Kailer Shepherd Adib Fazah Doctor John West Show Dates Fri, Oct 29 1965, 8:30pm Wed, Nov 3 1965, 8pm Time and Place Arkel's castle overlooking the sea -- the surrounding forests; legendary times Scenes (no scene breakdown was published) Media Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Thomas Stewart (Golaud), Pilar Lorengar(Melisande) Credit Dennis Galloway Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Pilar Lorengar (Melisande), Andre Jobin (Pelleas) Credit Dennis Galloway Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Andre Jobin (Pelleas), Thomas Stewart (Golaud) Credit Dennis Galloway Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Pilar Lorengar (Melisande), John West (A Doctor), Thomas O’Leary (Arkel) Credit Dennis Galloway Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1965_14_compressed.pdf (11.57 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. --------------------- New production
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Thomas Stewart (Golaud), Pilar Lorengar(Melisande) Credit Dennis Galloway
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Pilar Lorengar (Melisande), Andre Jobin (Pelleas) Credit Dennis Galloway
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Andre Jobin (Pelleas), Thomas Stewart (Golaud) Credit Dennis Galloway
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1965. Photographer: Dennis Galloway/San Francisco Opera. Pilar Lorengar (Melisande), John West (A Doctor), Thomas O’Leary (Arkel) Credit Dennis Galloway