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Le diable dans le beffroi
''Le diable dans le beffroi'' (''The Devil in the Belfry'') is an unfinished comic opera in one act by Claude Debussy to his own libretto, based on Edgar Allan Poe's short story ''The Devil in the Belfry''.
==Composition history==
Debussy began the piece after the success of his opera ''Pélléas et Mélisande'' in 1902 and worked on it until around 1912 but he never completed the score. He planned to make the chorus the only singing part and have the devil of the title whistle. He described his conception of the devil's character in a letter to André Messager in June 1902:The Devil is represented as cynical and cruel — much more devilish than the red, brimstone-breathing clown that has, so illogically, become a tradition with us. I should also like to put an end to the idea that the Devil is the spirit of evil. He is simply the spirit of contradiction; perhaps it is he who inspires those who do not think like everybody else.〔Holmes 1991, p. 68〕 Debussy's scenario for the opera is dated 25 August 1903. The composer used some musical material from the opera for a short piano piece, ''Morceau de concours'', published in January, 1905. In 1908, the Manhattan Opera House scored a great success with the American premiere of ''Pelléas et Mélisande'', prompting the director of the rival Metropolitan Opera, Giulio Gatti-Casazza, to offer Debussy a contract for three unfinished opera projects, including ''Le diable dans le beffroi'' (the others were ''La légende de Tristan'' and ''La chute de la maison Usher''). Nevertheless, the work was never to be completed, although on 31 March 1912 the composer played some extracts on the piano for Henri Busser. All that survives are three pages of musical sketches lacking text, which apparently date from August 1903.〔Tresize 2003, p. 81〕
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