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Mes longs cheveux* (accompanied by Ms. LuAnn Lane) (DEBUT)
from Act III, Scene I of the French opera, Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy Libretto: Maurice Maeterlinck
- Role: Mélisande, the mysterious young woman found by Prince Golaud in the forest and promptly marries him. At the palace, she meets his half-brother, young Pelleas, with whom she forms a romantic attachment.
- Voice Part: mezzo-soprano|soprano Fach : dramatic mezzo|lyric mezzo
- Setting: King Arkel and Prince Golaud’s palace: Mélisande’s chamber window in the tower.
- Synopsis: Mélisande is at the tower window, singing a song as she combs her hair
(The translations/lyrics of this song have been provided in the PROGRAM in .pdf format)