Pelleas and Melisande Composer Claude Debussy Librettist Maurice Maeterlinck Company San Francisco Opera Association Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1969 Language French Creative/Crew Conductor Jean Périsson Production Paul Hager Designer Wolfram Skalicki Davis L. West Chorus Director Stefan Minde Costumes designed by Wolfram Skalicki Executed by Goldstein & Co. Cast Golaud Frantz Petri Mélisande Jeannette Pilou Geneviève Margarita Lilova Arkel Giorgio Tozzi Pelléas Henri Gui Yniold Margot Moser Physician Richard J. Clark Shepherd Allan Monk Show Dates Fri, Nov 14 1969, 8pm Tue, Nov 18 1969, 8:30pm Sat, Nov 22 1969, 8pm Time and Place Legendary Scenes The drama takes place in Arkel's castle overlooking the sea and the surrounding forests Media Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jeanette Pilou (Melisande), Henri Gui (Pelleas) Credit Peters Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Arkel), Franz Petri (Golaud), Jeanette Pilou (Melisande) Credit Peters Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Arkel), Jeanette Pilou (Melisande) Credit Peters Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jeanette Pilou (Melisande), Henri Gui (Pelleas) Credit Peters Document SFO_PUB_01_SFO_1969_12_compressed.pdf (28.88 MB) Notes To access the full production program, click the PDF link above. ---------------------
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jeanette Pilou (Melisande), Henri Gui (Pelleas) Credit Peters
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Arkel), Franz Petri (Golaud), Jeanette Pilou (Melisande) Credit Peters
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Giorgio Tozzi (Arkel), Jeanette Pilou (Melisande) Credit Peters
Image Pelléas et Mélisande, Claude Debussy. San Francisco Opera, 1969. Photographer: Pete Peters/San Francisco Opera. Jeanette Pilou (Melisande), Henri Gui (Pelleas) Credit Peters