Debussy dreamed about composing a theatrical work that was as mysterious and reserved as the life he contrived for himself. When a play by Maurice Maeterlinck came along, titled Pelléas et Mélisande, his dream would become a reality.
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Music for this episode:
The Five Times I Loved You by Cora Zea: https://open.spotify.com/track/0W4RUo3m0jL0wHADS0PLme?si=i-u2Sbs9R0KfK3T4Hjuuug
A Walk in the Clouds by Howard Harper-Barnes: https://open.spotify.com/track/1pEhkBpnscVRyUCicNbNXS?si=TYvJgzEaTaWziqmOTgCUgg
Evening Imagery by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/2umFBHTWtzBPYYy7WgK8bF?si=zP90Nv_qT6KotlPW_JHKvQ
Changing Outlook by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/5ue8ogOGWBVn8ea8AwuMVf?si=03Vg5ynbS-GlNKIzCNWfsg
Fool Me Once by Spectacles Wallet and Watch: https://open.spotify.com/track/0w6uF6seH10zbtWlgbzZFI?si=vY3jMIIxQmOBiC5IZ64mKQ
Frontiers Are Where You Find Them by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/4JHBDESS5rxMXjMXaKGYHf?si=WBd6lOctSpC50xavMhSMXA
Firefly Trail by Trevor Kowalski: https://open.spotify.com/track/4SUPWzR8WY6i83Gtv8pUZG?si=x-zzTStSSb6EmbZEBbX2qw
Sources:
The Indispensable Composers by Anthony Tommasini: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079WNQWTC/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
A History of Opera by Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker: https://www.amazon.com/History-Opera-Carolyn-Abbate/dp/0393348954/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1590524773&sr=8-1
Debussy by Eric Frederick Jensen: https://www.amazon.com/Debussy-Master-Musicians-Frederick-Jensen/dp/0199730059/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9780199912865&linkCode=qs&qid=1590524983&s=books&sr=1-1
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