Recorded live at Gran Teatre del Liceu, June & July 2011
José van Dam (Barbe-Bleue), Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet (Ariane), Patricia Bardon (Nurse), Gemma Coma-Alabert (Sélysette), Beatriz Jiménez (Ygraine), Elena Copons (Mélisande), Salomé Haller (Bellangère) & Alba Valldaura (Alladine)
Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu, Stéphane Denève (conductor) & Claus Guth (director)
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Ariane et Barbe-bleue makes its premiere on Blu-ray.
Stéphane Denève is universally acclaimed for his interpretation of French repertoire.
This is the twelfth release from the Liceu-Opus Arte partnership.
Dukas's opera Ariane et Barbe-bleue, based on Maeterlinck's symbolist version of the classic tale, sees free spirit Ariane become the sixth wife of the infamous Barbe-bleue, who gives his new bride seven keys to seven doors, but prohibits the use of the last. Ariane discovers an array of glittering jewels behind the first six doors, but a terrifying reality awaits her as she unlocks the seventh.
José van Dam is cast as the villainous Barbe-bleue, while taking on the immensely demanding role of Ariane - who does not leave the stage throughout the entire opera - is American soprano Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet.
Running time: 120 minutes
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/CA/JP
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
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