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Pelléas et Mélisande missing magic at the start of English Touring Opera's season

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Reviewed at Royal College of Music: Britten Theatre, London on 1 October 2015
Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande (Arr Annelies Van Parys)
Jonathan Berman, Conductor
James Conway, Director
Oliver Townsend, Set Designer
Jonathan McGovern, Pelléas
Susanna Hurrell, Mélisande
Stephan Loges, Golaud
Michael Druiett, Arkel
Lauren Zolezzi, Yniold
Helen Johnson, Geneviève
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