#pelléas

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Pelleas and Melisande

by Edmund Blair Leighton

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Jessie Marion King (1875-1949), 'Pelléas et Mélisande', ''Modern Pen Drawings'' ed. by Charles Holme, 1901 Source

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We remember the words of Pelléas: “I played like a child with a thing I did not suspect. . . . I played in my dreams with destiny’s traps.”

Georgette Anderson, Black, Brown, & Beige: Surrealist Writings from Africa and the Diaspora

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Biracial American opera singer Maria Ewing dies aged 71 

Maria Ewing, 71, died Sunday at her home in Detroit, spokeswoman Bryna Rifkin said Monday. She was the ex-wife of theater director Sir Peter

My favourite Mélisande.

RIP Maria Ewing.

Family pays tribute to 'extraordinarily gifted' ex-wife of Sir Peter Hall, whose experience of 'passing' as white inspired her daughter Rebecca Hall's directorial debut

Ewing, the ex-wife of director Sir Hall and the mother of actress-director Rebecca Hall, died at her home outside of Detroit on Sunday, aged 71

A spokesperson for Ewing told DailyMail.com that the singer died of a 'brief illness', while her family paid tribute to the 'extraordinarily gifted artist'

She was a soprano and mezzo-soprano known for her intense performances

Met husband Sir Peter at Glyndebourne, an English opera house with an annual opera festival, while he was married to his second wife

Daughter Rebecca drew on her family's experiences being biracial but 'passing' as white to direct film Passing, about two black women who do the same

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#ruhrtriennale #Pelléas et #Mélisande #stunning @hannigan.barbara 👍👌#warlikowski 👍👌😍#mustsee #awesome

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Maquettes de décor pour Pelléas et Mélisandre: devant une grotte par Valentine Hugo - Pastel 1946 - Paris, Bnf, bibliothèque musée de l'Opéra.

(My Photographie - Sous Ecstasy)

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"What's the matter? You don't seem to be happy." "Oh yes, I am happy, but I am sad."