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Robert Lepage’s pairing of Bluebeard’s Castle and Erwartung remains compelling theatre

Karen Cargill (Judith) and Christian Van Horn (Bluebeard)
© Michael Cooper
Bluebeard’s Castle
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Anna Gabler (Woman)
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Anna Gabler (Woman)
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“edge-of-the-seat drama”
Reviewed at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto on 25 April 2026
Bartók, Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Schoenberg, Erwartung
Canadian Opera Company
Johannes Debus, Conductor
Robert Lepage, Director
Michael Levine, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Robert Thomson, Lighting Designer
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
François Racine, Revival Director
Christian Van Horn, Bluebeard
Karen Cargill, Judith
Anna Gabler, A Woman
Laurie-Shawn Borzovoy, Media Effects Designer
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