Name: Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Start: 2024-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
Location: London Coliseum

Organization

Conductor

Martyn Brabbins

Singer

Bass-baritone

John Relyea

Bluebeard

Soprano

Allison Cook

Judith

English National Opera

Orchestra

English National Opera Orchestra

Stage director

Joe Hill-Gibbins

Set designer

Rosanna Vize

Costume designer

Sarah Bowern

Lighting designer

Ian Jackson-French

Spoken

Leo Bill

Prologue of the Bard

English

Duke Bluebeard's Castle

London

United Kingdom

London Coliseum

A kékszakállú herceg vára

Public

Bluebeard's Castle

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Theorbist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Countertenor

Bass

Contralto

Tenor

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Bartok’s hour-long opera is as taut and gripping as a thriller, but it resists easy categorisation.

At once a study of an obsessive, violent man and an allegory of the battle of the sexes, Bluebeard’s Castle is a powerful psychodrama that incites thought as well as suspense. Visually striking videographic staging keep it lodged in the memory.

The production is a two-hander, with award-winning Welsh soprano Natalya Romaniw singing Judith and Canadian baritone John Relyea, one of today’s finest basses, as Bluebeard. It is conducted by Martyn Brabbins, ENO’s Director of Music.

Duke Bluebeard's Castle by Bartók, From (2024/2024), Directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins,, Conductor Martyn Brabbins, London Coliseum, London, United Kingdom

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

Performance Dates & Venues

Venues