Duke Bluebeard's Castle
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Opera: Work details
Composer: |
Béla Bartók |
Librettist: |
Béla Balázs |
Work definition: |
Opera in one act |
Title notes: |
The original Hungarian title is 'A kékszakállú herceg vára' |
After: |
After the fairy tale 'Barbe Bleue' by Charles Perrault |
Language: |
Hungarian |
World premiere: |
24 May 1918, Opera, Budapest |
ROH premiere: |
27 February 1989, The Hungarian State Opera and Ballet |
ROH company premiere: |
27 February 2002, The Royal Opera, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London |