Bluebeard's Castle Film
Bluebeard's Castle Film
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1h 11m
Bartok’s riveting one-act opera is given new life in this production from England’s Theatre of Sound. In a departure from the original folktale, a husband and wife deal with the implications of dementia. Instead of doors masking Bluebeard’s true soul, the audience encounters Judith’s fraught relationship with her memories and its effect on her husband.
Composer BELA BARTOK
Librettist BELA BALAZS
English adaptation DAISY EVANS
Produced and performed by The Atlanta Opera in October 2022
CAST
Judith SUSAN BULLOCK
Duke Bluebeard MICHAEL MAYES
1960s Judith EVA LUKKONEN
1980s Judith MARISSA ROMANOFF
1990s Judith MARY BETH WILTSHIRE
Son COLEMAN HAND
Daughter THAINARA CARVALHO
CREATIVE TEAM
Conductor STEPHEN HIGGENS
Production director DAISY EVANS
Scenic designer ADRIAN LINFORD
Costume designer JAKE WILTSHIRE
Wig & Makeup designer MELANIE STEELE
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