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Barbe-Bleue, a bloody but also highly amusing bauble, premiered at the Théâtre des Variétés in 1866. This opera bouffe is set in the heritage of La Belle Hélène and La Vie Parisienne. Somewhat stifled between these two monuments to laughter, Offenbach’s Barbe-Bleue turns Charles Perrault’s cruel tale into derision. The libretto, by Meilhac and Halévy, lastingly established the collaboration between these cantors of the Second Empire. But there should be no mistake, these three partners, while seemingly mocking high Parisian society, also undertook a subtle killing game.
Barbe-Bleue : Yann Beuron Prince Saphir : Carl Ghazarossian Fleurette : Jennifer Courcier Boulotte : Héloïse Mas Popolani : Christophe Gay Comte Oscar : Nabil Suliman Roi Bobeche : Christophe Mortagne Reine Clémentine : Aline Martin With Orchestra and Chorus of the Opera de Lyon
Musical Direction : Michele Spotti Stage Direction and Costume Design : Laurent Pelly Set design : Chantal Thomas Lighting design : Joël Adam
French
English
Production compagny : Telmondis
Coproduction compagny : Opera national de Lyon, France 3
Running Time : 129’
Production Year : 2019
Distribution compagny : Telmondis Distribution
Video Format : 16/9