Golaud
E899610
Golaud is a central baritone role in Claude Debussy’s opera "Pelléas et Mélisande," portrayed as the jealous and tormented husband whose suspicions drive the tragedy.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baritone role
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ opera character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Pelléas et Mélisande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | symbolist opera ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
jealousy
ⓘ
possessiveness ⓘ tragic fate ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Maurice Maeterlinck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
jealous
ⓘ
tormented ⓘ |
| createdBy | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
antagonist
ⓘ
tragic figure ⓘ |
| drivesPlotElement | tragedy through jealousy and suspicion ⓘ |
| emotionalArc | from suspicion to murderous jealousy to remorse ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| notableScene |
final act confrontation leading to Pelléas’s death
ⓘ
interrogation of Mélisande about the lost ring ⓘ scene where Golaud forces Yniold to spy on Pelléas and Mélisande ⓘ |
| premieredInWork | Pelléas et Mélisande (1902 premiere at the Opéra-Comique, Paris) ⓘ |
| relationshipToMélisande | husband GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipToPelléas | half-brother GENERATED ⓘ |
| relativeOf | Pelléas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central male role ⓘ |
| setIn | the mythical kingdom of Allemonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Mélisande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workForm | lyric drama ⓘ |
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