Claude Debussy
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Achille Claude Debussy (French pronunciation: [aʃil klod dəbysi]; 22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born to a family of modest means and little cultural involvement, Debussy showed enough musical talent to be admitted at the age of ten to France's leading music college, the Conservatoire de Paris. He originally studied the piano, but found his vocation in innovative composition, despite the disapproval of the Conservatoire's conservative professors.
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Pelléas + Mélisande + Chihuly
This book is not a document of the Seattle Opera's Pelleas and Melisande. Instead it illustrates Dale Chihuly's creative process in designing the sets. Along with the libretto of the opera, a selection of his drawings and glass models is presented. Some of them were chosen to be realized and some were not. Still others were inspired by Chihuly's continuing invention on the themes from the opera. --Speight Jenkins, General Director, Seattle Opera