| Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) | Duke Bluebeard's Castle | Libretto by Béla Balázs |
| Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France | ||
| Mikko Franck | Conductor | |
| Aušrinė Stundytė | Soprano | Judith |
| Matthias Goerne | Baritone | Barbe-Bleue |
Bluebeard’s Castle, the sole opera by Bartók, is a powerful work—an existential drama in which romantic love is laid bare in a condensed form, exalted by ever-inventive orchestration.