Pelléas et Mélisande discography

This is a list of audio and video recordings of Pelléas et Mélisande, an opera by Claude Debussy. The premiere performance was at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 30 April 1902.

Year Cast
(Pelléas, Mélisande, Golaud,
Arkel, Yniold, Geneviève) 		Conductor,
Opera House and Orchestra 		Label
Catalogue No.
1927 Charles Panzéra,
Yvonne Brothier,
Vanni Marcoux,
Willy Tubiana. 		Piero Coppola
Grand Orchestre Symphonique du Grammophone 		(Original by Victor/His Master's Voice)
CD: Pearl CD
Cat: 9300
CD: Andante
Cat: ANDCD3990
1928 Alfred Maguenat,
Marthe Nespoulous,
Hector Dufranne,
Armand Narçon,
??,
Claire Croiza 		Georges Truc
Orchestra de l'Opéra-Comique 		(Original by Columbia Records)
CD: VAI CD
Cat: VAIA 1093
CD: Andante
Cat: ANDCD3990
1934 Edward Johnson,
Lucrezia Bori,
Ezio Pinza,
Léon Rothier,
Ellen Dalossy,
Ina Bourskaya 		Louis Hasselmans
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus 		CD: EJS
(live broadcast)
1942 Jacques Jansen,
Irène Joachim,
Henry Etchéverry,
Paul Cabanel,
Leila Ben Sedira,
Germaine Cernay 		Roger Désormière,
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du
Conservatoire Paris 		CD: EMI, Cat: 761 038-2
CD: Arkadia, Cat: 78018
CD: Grammofono, Cat: 2000 78727
(Studio recording)
1945 Martial Singher,
Bidu Sayão,
Lawrence Tibbett,
Alexander Kipnis,
Lillian Raimondi,
Margaret Harshaw 		Emil Cooper,
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and chorus 		CD: Walhall
Cat: WHL 27
CD: Naxos
Cat: 8.110030-1
(live broadcast)
1951 Camille Maurane,
Suzanne Danco,
Henry Etchéverry,
André Vessières,
Marjorie Westbury,
Oda Slobodskaya 		Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht,
Philharmonia Orchestra,
BBC Singers 		CD: Testament
Cat: SBT31484
(Studio broadcast)
1951 Pierre Mollet,
Suzanne Danco,
Heinz Rehfuß,
André Vessières,
Flore Wend,
Hélène Bouvier 		Ernest Ansermet,
Chœurs et Orchestre de la Suiss Romande 		CD: Decca
Cat: 425 965-2
(Studio recording)
1953 Camille Maurane,
Janine Micheau,
Michel Roux,
Xavier Depraz,
Annick Simon,
Rita Gorr 		Jean Fournet,
Orchestre Lamoureux
Chorale Élisabeth Brasseur 		CD: Philips
Cat: 434 783-2
(Studio recording)
1954 Ernst Haefliger,
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf,
Michel Roux,
Mario Petri,
Graziella Sciutti,
Christiane Gayraud 		Herbert von Karajan,
RAI Orchestra Sinfonica and Coro di Roma 		CD: Hunt
Cat: CDKAR 218
1956 Jacques Jansen,
Victoria de los Ángeles,
Gérard Souzay,
Pierre Froumenty,
Françoise Ogéas,
Jeannine Collard 		André Cluytens,
Chœur et Orchestre National de France 		CD: Testament
Cat: SBT 3051
(EMI studio recording)
1962 Jacques Jansen,
Micheline Grancher,
Michel Roux,
André Vessières,
Françoise Ogéas,
Solange Michel 		Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht,
Chorale Lyrique de la RTF,
Orchestre National de la RTF 		CD: Discque Montaigne
Cat: TCE 8710
(Studio recording)
1962 Pierre Mollet,
Julien Haas,
Victoria de los Ángeles,
Joseph Rouleau,
Ulga Chelavine,
Solange Michel 		Jean Fournet,
Teatro Colón orchestra and chorus 		CD: Ornamenti
Cat: FE 118
(live recording)
1964 Camille Maurane,
Erna Spoorenberg,
George London,
Guus Hoekman,
Rosine Brédy,
Josephine Veasey 		Ernest Ansermet,
Gran Théâtre Chor Genf,
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande 		CD: Decca
Cat: SET 277-9
(Studio recording)
1969 Henri Gui,
Jeannette Pilou,
Gabriel Bacquier,
Nicola Zaccaria,
Adriana Martino,
Anna Reynolds 		Lorin Maazel,
Coro e Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI 		CD: GOP
Cat: 62 ; 711
1969 Éric Tappy,
Erna Spoorenberg,
Gérard Souzay,
Victor de Narké,
Anne-Marie Blanzat,
Arlette Chédel 		Jean-Marie Auberson,
Grand Théâtre de Genève,
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande,
Chor des Grand Théâtre de Genève 		CD: Claves
Cat: 50-2416/16
1970 George Shirley,
Elisabeth Söderström,
Donald McIntyre,
David Ward,
Anthony Britten,
Yvonne Minton 		Pierre Boulez,
Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus 		CD: CBS
Cat: 77324
CD: Sony
Cat: 47265
1971 Nicolai Gedda,
Helen Donath,
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,
Peter Meven,
Walter Gampert,
Marga Schiml 		Rafael Kubelík,
Chor und Symphonieorchester des
Bayerischen Rundfunks 		CD: Orfeo
Cat: 367 942
(1971 live recording first released in 1994)
1978 Richard Stilwell,
Frederica von Stade,
José van Dam,
Ruggero Raimondi,
Christine Barbaux,
Nadine Denize 		Herbert von Karajan,
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin,
Berliner Philharmoniker
(Studio recording; for details, see Pelléas et Mélisande (Herbert von Karajan recording)) 		CD: EMI
Cat: 749 350-2
1978 Claude Dormoy,
Michèle Command,
Gabriel Bacquier,
Roger Soyer,
Monique Pouradier-Duteil,
Jocelyne Taillon, 		Serge Baudo,
Ensemble Vocal de Bourgogne,
Orchestre de Lyon 		CD: Eurodisc
Cat: 300 096-445
CD: RCA
Cat:74321 32225-2
1979 Éric Tappy,
Rachel Yakar,
Philippe Huttenlocher,
François Loup,
Colette Alliot-Lugaz,
Jocelyne Taillon 		Armin Jordan,
Chœurs et Orchestre National
de L'Opéra Monte Carlo 		CD: Erato
Cat: 71296 ; 245 684-2
(Studio recording)
1986 Kurt Ollmann,
Frederica von Stade,
John Bröcheler,
Nicolai Ghiaurov,
Patrizia Pace,
Glenys Linos 		Claudio Abbado,
Teatro alla Scala orchestra and chorus 		CD: Opera D'Oro
Cat: OPD-1195
1987 François Le Roux,
Colette Alliot-Lugaz,
José van Dam,
Roger Soyer,
Françoise Golfier,
Jocelyne Taillon, 		John Eliot Gardiner,
Chor & Orchester der Oper Lyon 		DVD: Arthaus DVD
Cat: 100 100
1988 Malcolm Walker,
Eliane Manchet,
Vincent Le Texier,
Peter Meven,
Christian Fliegner,
Carol Yahr 		John Carewe,
Chœurs de l'Opéra de Nice,
Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice 		CD: Pierre Verany
Cat: 788 093-4
1990 Didier Henry,
Colette Alliot-Lugat,
Gilles Cachemaille,
Pierre Thau,
Françoise Golfier,
Claudine Carlson 		Charles Dutoit,
Chœurs et Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 		CD: Decca
Cat: 430 502-2
(Studio recording)
1991 François Le Roux,
Maria Ewing,
José van Dam,
Jean-Philippe Courtis,
Patricia Pace,
Christa Ludwig 		Claudio Abbado,
Vienna State Opera
Vienna Philharmonic
Vienna State Opera Choir 		CD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 435 344-2
(Studio recording)
1992 Neill Archer,
Alison Hagley,
Donald Maxwell,
Kenneth Cox,
Samuel Burkey,
Penelope Walker 		Pierre Boulez,
Welsh National Opera orchestra and chorus 		DVD: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat: 072 431 3 ; 072 431 1
1996 Gérard Théruel,
Mireille Delunsch,
Armand Arapian,
Gabriel Bacquier,
Françoise Golfier,
Hélène Jossoud 		Jean-Claude Casadesus,
Opéra de Lille,
Orchestre National de Lille-Région
Nord-Pas-de-Calais Chorus 		CD: Naxos
Cat: 8.660047-9
1998 Richard Croft,
Christiane Oelze,
John Tomlinson,
Gwynne Howell,
Jake Arditti,
Jean Rigby 		Andrew Davis,
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
London Philharmonic Orchestra,
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus 		DVD: Warner Vision
Cat: 5046783262
DVD: Kultur Video
2000 Wolfgang Holzmair,
Anne Sofie von Otter,
Laurent Naouri,
Alain Vernhes,
Florence Couderc,
Hanna Schaer 		Bernard Haitink,
Orchestre National d' Ile de France
Choeur de Radio France 		CD: Naive (France)
Cat: V 4923
2003 Simon Keenlyside,
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson,
Gerald Finley,
John Tomlinson,
James Danner,
Nathalie Stutzmann		 Bernard Haitink,
Boston Symphony Orchestra,
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
Concert performance, recorded on 18 October 2003		 CD 2264
2004 Rodney Gilfry,
Isabel Rey,
Michael Volle,
László Polgár,
Eva Liebanu,
Cornelia Kallisch 		Franz Welser-Möst
Zusatzchor Opernhaus Zürich
Orchester der Oper Zürich 		DVD: TDK
Cat: DVWW-OPPEM
2009 Stéphane Degout,
Natalie Dessay,
Laurent Naouri,
Phillip Ens,
Beate Ritter,
Marie-Nicole Lemieux 		Bertrand de Billy
ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien
Arnold Schoenberg Choir 		DVD: Virgin Classics
Cat: 6961379 1
2013 Jacques Imbrailo,
Michaela Selinger,
Vincent Le Texier,
Wolfgang Schöne,
Dominik Eberle,
Doris Soffel 		Stefan Soltesz,
Essener Philharmoniker
Opernchor des Aalto-Theaters 		Blu-ray: Arthaus Musik[1]
2016 Jacques Imbrailo,
Corinne Winters,
Kyle Ketelsen,
Brindley Sherratt,
Damien Göritz,
Yvonne Naef 		Alain Altinoglu,
Zürich Opera, Philharmonia Zurich
(Producer: Dmitri Tcherniakov; recorded live in May 2016) 		Blu-ray: Bel Air Classiques[2]
2016 Marc Mauillon,
Jenny Daviet,
Laurent Alvaro,
Stephen Bronk,
Julie Mathevet,
Emma Lyren 		Maxime Pascal,
Malmö Opera orchestra and chorus
(Stage direction: Benjamin Lazar; recorded live in May) 		Blu-ray: Bel Air Classiques[3][4]
2017 Christian Gerhaher,
Magdalena Kožená,
Gerald Finley,
Franz-Josef Selig,
Joshua Bloom,
Bernarda Fink 		Simon Rattle
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Chorus 		CD: LSO Live
2025 Huw Montague Rendall,
Sabine Devieilhe,
Gordon Bintner,
Jean Teitgen,
(unidentified soloist),
Sophie Koch 		Antonello Manacorda
Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus
(Stage director: Wajdi Mouawad; recorded live, 20 April, Opéra Bastille) 		HD video:
medici.tv[5]

References

  1. ^ Pelléas et Mélisande, Essener Philharmoniker, 2013: Blu-ray, OCLC 865555494; DVD, OCLC 862151019.
  2. ^ Pelléas et Mélisande, Opernhaus Zürich, 2016, OCLC 1120201651.
  3. ^ Pelléas et Mélisande, Malmö, 2016: Blu-ray, OCLC 1021774506; DVD, OCLC 1028610966.
  4. ^ Mike Ashman, Review of Pelléas et Mélisande, Malmö, 2016, Gramophone, February 2018, pp. 85, 87.
  5. ^ "Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande at the Paris Opera", 2025, medici.tv
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