Debussy and the Theatre

Contents

• 1. Introduction;
• Part I . The Operas:
• 2. Before Pelleas: Axel, Rodrigue et Chimene and other early projects, including Diane au bois;
• 3. Pelleas et Mellsande (1893-5, 1901-2);
• 4. After Pelleas: the Poe operas (Le diable daps le beffroi, La chute de la Maison Usher);
• Part II . The Ballets:
• 5. Khamma (1911-13);
• 6. Nijinsky and Diaghilev's Ballets Russes (1909-13);
• 7. La boite a joujoux (1913);
• 8. The Alhambra Theatre: No-ja-li or Le palais du silence and Printemps (1913-14);
• 9. Crimen amoris, later Fetes galantes (1912-15);
• Part III . Incidental Music For The Theatre:
• 10. Le martyre de Saint Sebastien (1911);
• 11. The remaining incidental music (1899-1913) and the plays written in collaboration with Rene Peter;
• Part IV . Incomplete And Unstarted Projects;
• 12. As you like it; Lout's, Segalen and the projects from Pelleas onwards (1895-1917);
• Part V . In Perspective:
• 13. Debussy in and about the theatre: some observations and conclusions.