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Debussy's unfinished works

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Debussy: 20 facts about the great composer

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19. Debussy's unfinished works

Debussy only published one opera, but he left lots of operatic projects unfinished, including two based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: The Devil in the Belfry and The Fall of the House of Usher. He was also considering operas based on Shakespeare's As You Like It.

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