The lights are out in Allemonde: Pelléas at the Met

By Robert Levine, 17 January 2019

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“Whenever a character or situation called for light... the score shimmered and turned translucent”

Reviewed at Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City on 15 January 2019

Debussy, Pelléas et Mélisande

Metropolitan Opera

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor

Sir Jonathan Miller, Director

John Conklin, Set Designer

Clare Mitchell, Costume Designer

Isabel Leonard, Mélisande

Paul Appleby, Pelléas

Kyle Ketelsen, Golaud

Ferruccio Furlanetto, Arkel

Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Geneviève

A. Jesse Schopflocher, Yniold

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Robert Levine

Robert T. Levine is a New York born-and-bred music writer with a particular interest in music for the voice. His work has appeared in many periodicals and newspapers. He is the author of many books, including The Story of the Orchestra, four volumes in the Black Dog & Leventhal Opera Library, and, most recently, Maria Callas: A Musical Biography.

The lights are out in Allemonde: Miller's dull staging of Pelléas et Mélisande returns