Golaud

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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.

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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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