Duke Bluebeard's Castle
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Duke Bluebeard's Castle is a one-act symbolist opera by Béla Bartók that explores psychological darkness and mystery through the story of Bluebeard and his new wife Judith.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bluebeard’s Castle (libretto) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-act opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ symbolist opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bluebeard folk tale ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber |
BB 62
ⓘ
Sz. 48 ⓘ |
| characterVoiceType |
Bluebeard – baritone
ⓘ
Judith – mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Royal Hungarian Opera (effectively, via competition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Béla Bartók NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionCompleted | 1911 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus | inner psychological states rather than external action ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Universal Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | symbolism ⓘ |
| language | Hungarian ⓘ |
| librettist | Béla Balázs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bluebeard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalInfluence |
Debussy
NERFINISHED
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Hungarian folk music ⓘ Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
continuous music without separate numbers
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motivic leitmotifs ⓘ symbolic use of orchestral color ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfDoors | 7 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | A kékszakállú herceg vára NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1918-05-24 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Budapest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Royal Hungarian Opera House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Bluebeard's castle
NERFINISHED
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interior of a dark castle ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and seven scenes ⓘ |
| style | early 20th-century modernism ⓘ |
| theme |
curiosity
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emotional isolation ⓘ marital relationships ⓘ mystery ⓘ psychological darkness ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| vocalForces | two singers ⓘ |
| voiceType |
baritone
ⓘ
mezzo-soprano ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Béla Balázs
this entity surface form:
Bluebeard’s Castle (libretto)