From the moment the Bad Fairy Malevola utters a curse that makes Princess Melisande bald, hair - either too little or too much - becomes the bane of the poor gi

In this guide to Pelleas and Melisande, Maeterlinck's original play is reprinted in full, so that the opera lover can read the scenes that Debussy did not set t

This first comprehensive guide to Debussy's only completed opera, Pelléas et Mélisande was written by the leading authorities on French music of the period. A