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Work: Duke Bluebeard's Castle

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ComposerBartók, Béla (1881-1945)
PeriodEarly 20th century
LibrettistBéla Balázs
Year1911
Work typeOpera / Oratorio
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TokyoSusanna Mälkki / John Relyea / Szilvia Vörös

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Suntory Hall: Main Hall, Fri 17 Jul at 19:00
Dukas, Debussy, Bartók
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Susanna Mälkki; John Relyea; Szilvia Vörös
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TokyoSusanna Mälkki / John Relyea / Szilvia Vörös

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Sat 18 Jul at 14:00
Dukas, Debussy, Bartók
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Susanna Mälkki; John Relyea; Szilvia Vörös
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SingaporeHannu Lintu Inaugural Series: Zarathustra and Bluebeard's Castle

Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Esplanade Concert Hall, Fri 24 Jul at 19:30
Strauss R., Bartók
Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Hannu Lintu; Gabriel Chan; Shenyang; Jennifer Johnston
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Lepage’s Bluebeard and Erwartung pairing remains compelling theatre

Karen Cargill (Judith) and Christian Van Horn (Bluebeard) © Michael Cooper
John Gilks, 25 Apr
Some 30 years after its first appearance, Robert Lepage’s double bill of Duke Bluebeards Castle and Erwartung is still strikingly effective and very modern-looking music theatre.
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Frauenliebe und -sterben: Kratzer’s triple bill at Staatsoper Hamburg

Annika Schlicht (Judith), Johan Reuter (Bluebeard) and Bluebeard's wives (including Kate Lindsey) © Matthias Baus
Mengguang Huang, 15 Apr

Director Tobias Kratzer engineers a haunting pasticcio of Schumann, Bartók and Zemlinsky, tracing the domestic sphere’s shift from romantic surrender to the blood-soaked secrets of a century-spanning house.

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Opening the doors of memory: a haunting Bluebeard’s Castle in Auckland

Lester Lynch (Bluebeard) © Thomas Hamill
Simon Holden, 13 Mar
In Daisy Evans’ conception, as Judith briefly reconnects with the joy and tragedy of her past, the effect is nothing short of devastating.
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ParisDuke Bluebeard's Castle | La Voix humaine

© Bernd Uhlig | OnP
On demand from Opéra national de Paris: Palais Garnier, Until 26 Nov 23:59
Bartók, Poulenc
Ingo Metzmacher; Krzysztof Warlikowski; Opéra national de Paris; Małgorzata Szczęśniak; Felice Ross; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
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UtrechtDuke Bluebeard's Castle

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On demand from TivoliVredenburg: Grote Zaal, Utrecht, No time limit
Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Karina Canellakis; Rinat Shaham; Gábor Bretz; Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Radio Filharmonisch Orkest)
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VerbierSimon Rattle / Magdalena Kožená / Gerald Finley

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On demand from Salle des Combins, Verbier, Fri 24 Jul at 18:30, From 24 Jul 18:30
to 31 Aug 23:59
Mozart, Bartók
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra; Sir Simon Rattle; Magdalena Kožená; Gerald Finley
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My travels with Bartók: a voyage through his music

Béla Bartók, transcribing from the phonograph, ca 1918 © Bartók Archives, Budapest
Mark Pullinger, 25 Mar
A personal voyage through the life and music of Béla Bartók, from memories of learning an instrument to watching an orchestra beat the pandemic.
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