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

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.

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble