The opera of secrets: how Debussy explores the nature of truth
In short: Katherine Bergeron examines the final act of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande to uncover how the work navigates the elusive concept of truth.
The lecture focuses on the narrative incongruities within the opera's unbroken final scene. By analyzing these inconsistencies, Bergeron explores the broader philosophical question of 'la vérité' (truth) as presented by the music and text.
This presentation is part of the 'Debussy: Text and Ideas' series at Gresham College, an institution that has provided free public lectures since 1597.
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