But then, this is not your usual Pell_as. Stanislas Nordey's production, with sets by Emmanuel Clolus, is far, far away from the shadowy quasi-medieval fairy-tale kingdom typically seen in Debussy's mysterious opera. Nor is this staging anything like the closed-in upper-middle-class family home some directors (such as Peter Sellars or Jean-Philippe Clarac) have favored. Just have a look at the photos below ...
Pell_as et M_lisande receives six performances from tonight through May 23 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London. More information is available at www.royaloperahouse.org.
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All photos below by Clive Barda for the Royal Opera House.
