FULL Bluebeard’s Castle Atlanta 2022 Susan Bullock, Michael Mayes

• Work Title: Bluebeard's Castle aka A kékszakállú herceg vára   
• Composer: Bartok Bela  
• Libretto: Bela Balazs    Libretto Text, Libretto Index
• Venue & Opera Company: Kennesaw State University, Atlanta Opera, Georgia  
• Recorded: October 2022
• Type: Staged Opera Live
• Singers: Susan Bullock, Michael Mayes
• Conductor: Stephen Higgins  
• Orchestra: Atlanta Opera Orchestra  
• Chorus: Atlanta Opera Chorus  
• Stage Director: Daisy Evans  
• Stage Designer: Adrian Linford  
• Costume Designer: Adrian Linford  
• Lighting Designer: Jake Wiltshire  

Information about the Recording

• Published by: Atlanta Opera  
• Date Published: 2022  
• Format: Streaming
• Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
• Subtitles: yessubs, ensubs  
• Video Recording from: vk     FULL VIDEO
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE

Bartok’s riveting chamber 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.

Sung in English in a newly-commissioned translation, the production features a stellar cast including internationally renowned singers Susan Bullock and Michael Mayes in the principal roles of Duke Bluebeard and Judith. Players from the Atlanta Opera Orchestra will be featured in a new chamber orchestration.