Charles Dutoit conducts Duke Bluebeard's Castle

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Programme

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)	La Damnation de Faust, Op.24: Rákóczy March
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)	Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S 125
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945)	Duke Bluebeard's Castle	Libretto by Béla Balázs

Performers

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Dutoit	Conductor
Marc-André Hamelin	Piano
Ildikó Komlósi	Mezzo-soprano
Sir Willard White	Bass-baritone

A masterpiece of 20th-century opera, Bartók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle is a haunting tale of a duke whose dark secrets are gradually unveiled by his new wife.

Charles Dutoit, renowned for his interpretations of 20th-century repertoire, is joined by a host of outstanding soloists.

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Duke Bluebeard's Castle: far more than a fairy tale

David Karlin, 27th January

Bartók's Duke Bluebeard’s Castle makes for an enthralling evening, both in its depth of psychology, its amazing score and in the RPO’s colour filled performance, with stand-ins Sir Willard White and Ildikó Komlósi in fine voice.

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