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Bluebeard’s Castle + Oedipus Rex

Wales Millennium CentreBute Place, Cardiff , Cardiff, Wales, CF10 5AL, Royaume-uni
Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de London
dimanche 20 septembre 202616:00
vendredi 25 septembre 202619:30
vendredi 02 octobre 202619:30
Programme
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945)Le Château de Barbe-BleueLivret de Béla Balázs
Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971)Oedipus RexLivret de Jean Cocteau, based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex
Artistes
Welsh National Opera
Lidiya YankovskayaDirection
Joe Hill-GibbinsMise en scène
Milla ClarkeDécors, Costumes
Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Le Château de Barbe-Bleue

Nathan BergBaryton-basseBarbe-Bleue
Christine RiceMezzo-sopranoJudith

Oedipus Rex

Christine RiceMezzo-sopranoJocasta
Peter HoareTénorOedipus
Nathan BergBaryton-basseTiresias

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 22 May

Le Château de Barbe-Bleue, Op.11 par Joe Hill-Gibbins, nos comptes-rendus

Welsh National Opera