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"There happen perhaps no useless events", sings the old Arkel in the first Act of Pelléas et Mélisande. Here, it is rather the useful non-event that, paradoxically, has opened the way for this new recording of Debussy's opera, which has known little discographic success. Forced to cancel its run because of the global pandemic, the Bordeaux Opera decided to hold onto the recordings which had been made of the long rehearsal sessions in its Auditorium.
Of course, some very good versions of Pelléas et Mélisande have been made since Roger Désormière set down his legendary recording during the Occupation in 1941. These include Inghelbrecht (2 concert versions), Ansermet (2 studio versions), Boulez, Karajan, Armin Jordan and Abbado. As in 1941, this new interpretation brings together young singers in perfect harmony with the story told by Maeterlinck, but it is above all the orchestral poetry that we hear here thanks to the refined, supple and diaphanous conducting by Pierre Dumoussaud, the young conductor who used to work as an assistant in the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux. It is he who lends all his mystery, anxiety and modernity to the score.
Stanislas de Barbeyrac is a frivolous and carefree Pelléas. Chiara Skerath's Mélisande is more mannered than falsely innocent. Alexandre Duhamel plays a quiet young Golaud who is capable of chilling outbursts. Like its older sister from the war years, which reflected the style of its day, this new version is an exciting snapshot of singing in early 21st century France. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Pelléas et Mélisande (Claude Debussy)
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Janina Baechle, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Janina Baechle, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Janina Baechle, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Janina Baechle, Soloist - Salvatore Caputo, Soloist - Chœur de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, Choir - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
DISC 2
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Maëlig Querré, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Maëlig Querré, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Jérôme Varnier, Soloist, MainArtist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Jérôme Varnier, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Jérôme Varnier, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Maëlig Querré, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Jérôme Varnier, Soloist - Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Jérôme Varnier, Soloist - Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - jérôme Varnier, Soloist - Chiara Skerath, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Alexandre Duhamel, Soloist - Jérôme Varnier, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Jérôme Varnier, Soloist - Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, Orchestra - Claude Debussy, Composer - Maurice Maeterlinck, Lyricist - Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
Album review
"There happen perhaps no useless events", sings the old Arkel in the first Act of Pelléas et Mélisande. Here, it is rather the useful non-event that, paradoxically, has opened the way for this new recording of Debussy's opera, which has known little discographic success. Forced to cancel its run because of the global pandemic, the Bordeaux Opera decided to hold onto the recordings which had been made of the long rehearsal sessions in its Auditorium.
Of course, some very good versions of Pelléas et Mélisande have been made since Roger Désormière set down his legendary recording during the Occupation in 1941. These include Inghelbrecht (2 concert versions), Ansermet (2 studio versions), Boulez, Karajan, Armin Jordan and Abbado. As in 1941, this new interpretation brings together young singers in perfect harmony with the story told by Maeterlinck, but it is above all the orchestral poetry that we hear here thanks to the refined, supple and diaphanous conducting by Pierre Dumoussaud, the young conductor who used to work as an assistant in the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux. It is he who lends all his mystery, anxiety and modernity to the score.
Stanislas de Barbeyrac is a frivolous and carefree Pelléas. Chiara Skerath's Mélisande is more mannered than falsely innocent. Alexandre Duhamel plays a quiet young Golaud who is capable of chilling outbursts. Like its older sister from the war years, which reflected the style of its day, this new version is an exciting snapshot of singing in early 21st century France. © François Hudry/Qobuz
Details of original recording : Recorded in November 2020 at Auditorium de l’Opéra de Bordeaux (France)
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 02:28:16
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Pierre Dumoussaud Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine Stanislas de Barbeyrac Chiara Skerath
- Composer: Claude Debussy
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Area: France
- Genre: Classical
- Period: Modern Style
Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2021 Classics / Outhere Music France & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine 2021
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