Claude Debussy: a profile

Debussy was born into a modest family with very little to do with the arts however, he showed so much musical talent, he was accepted to the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 10.

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Born 1862 / Died 1918

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Originally a pianist, it took a while for Debussy to achieve the international success as a composer we now associate with him and it wasn’t until 1902 and with his only full length opera Pelléas et Mélisande that he became a household name.

Debussy remains a household name today and many of his best known works such as La Mer, Claire de Lune and Arabesque can often be heard in film and television.

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Debussy and Opera on Location

The Prodigal Son (August 2021) | Kelham Island Museum - see more