Did Die Soldaten or Pelléas et Mélisande premiere in Paris?
Pelléas et Mélisande (opera) Pelléas et Mélisande ("Pelléas and Mélisande") is an opera in five acts with music by Claude Debussy. The French libretto was adapted from Maurice Maeterlinck's Symbolist play "Pelléas et Mélisande". It premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 30 April 1902 with Jean Périer as Pelléas and Mary Garden as Mélisande in a performance conducted by André Messager, who was instrumental in getting the Opéra-Comique to stage the work. The only opera Debussy ever completed, it is considered a landmark in 20th-century music.
The Parisian Woman The Parisian Woman is a 2013 play in by Beau Willimon. It premiered at the South Coast Repertory, in April 2013 and centers on Chloe, a socialite armed with charm and wit, coming to terms with politics, her past, her marriage and an uncertain future. The play is expected to begin previews on Broadway on November 7, 2017. The play is inspired by Henri Becque’s La Parisienne.