Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts "Duke Bluebeard's Castle"

31 October 2011 | Return to News

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in a production of "Duke Bluebeard’s Castle" – Bartók’s only opera. After performances in Birmingham, Lisbon and Basingstoke the opera can be seen in Madrid, London, Vienna, Dijon, Dortmund and Paris with Sir John Tomlinson as Duke Bluebeard and Michelle DeYoung as Judith.

The production has been created by the Philharmonia Orchestra in collaboration with digital artist collective Yeast Culture. Specially created films will be used as video projections onto unusual projection surfaces, surrounding the Orchestra as it performs Bartók’s score. These immersive projections create an evocative atmosphere that suggests the different rooms in Bluebeard’s castle and the emotions of the two protagonists.

Please click here for a video on the Making of Bartók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle.

The touring dates at a glance:

21 October, Birmingham, Symphony Hall
24 October, Lisbon, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
26 October, Basingstoke, The Anvil
30 October, Vigo, Centro Cultural Novacaixagalicia
1 November, Madrid, Auditorio Nacional
3 November, London, Royal Festival Hall
8 November, Vienna, Konzerthaus
9 November, Dijon, Auditorium
12 November, Dortmund, Konzerthaus
15 November, Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Please click here for more information on Bluebeard’s castle and the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Bartók project.

A Philharmonia Orchestra production in collaboration with Yeast Culture. A co-commission with the Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon and Konzerthaus Dortmund.