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Bluebeard’s Castle + Oedipus Rex

New TheatreOxford, South-East, OX1 2AG, Vereinigtes Königreich
Datum/Zeit in London Zeitzone
Samstag 21 November 202619:30
Programm
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945)Herzog Blaubarts BurgLibretto von Béla Balázs
Strawinsky, Igor (1882-1971)Oedipus RexLibretto von Jean Cocteau, based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
Darsteller
Welsh National Opera
Lidiya YankovskayaMusikalische Leitung
Joe Hill-GibbinsRegie
Milla ClarkeBühnenbild, Kostüme
Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Herzog Blaubarts Burg

Nathan BergBassbaritonBlaubart
Christine RiceMezzosopranJudith

Oedipus Rex

Christine RiceMezzosopranJocasta
Peter HoareTenorOedipus
Nathan BergBassbaritonTiresias

In this powerful double bill, two extraordinary works of the 20th century are brought together in a shared world of ritual, mystery and psychological intensity.

In Bluebeard’s Castle, Judith leaves everything behind to be with the enigmatic Duke Bluebeard. She soon discovers his home is filled with locked doors and as she demands each one be opened, she uncovers not only the secrets of his past, but something far more unsettling. As darkness gathers, love and fear become impossible to separate.

In the second half, the same stark setting becomes the ancient city of Thebes for Oedipus Rex. A plague grips the land, and its king is determined to uncover the truth behind it. As his search intensifies, he is forced to confront a destiny he cannot escape. What begins as a quest for answers, becomes a devastating revelation.

Gothic, atmospheric and visually striking, this unified staging draws powerful connections between two timeless myths.

Ticket sale opens on 20 May

Rezensionen von Herzog Blaubarts Burg, Op.11 inszeniert von Joe Hill-Gibbins

Welsh National Opera