Ariane et Barbe-Bleue
After a 113-year wait, the Teatro Real presents Ariane et Barbe-Bleue, by Paul Dukas based on the famous story by Charles Perrault, with Àlex Ollé as stage director. This captivating production challenges perceptions of freedom and individual will, featuring the talent of mezzosoprano Paula Murrihy in the leading role.
Tale in three acts
Music by Paul Dukas (1865-1935)
Libretto by Maurice Maeterlinck, after Charles Perrault’s play La Barbe bleu (1697)
Premiered at Opéra-Comique (Paris) on 10 May 1907
Premiered at Teatro Real on 15 February 1913
New production of the Teatro Real, in co-production with Opéra national de Lyon
Artistic team
Conductor | Pinchas Steinberg
Stage Director | Àlex Ollé
Set design | Alfons Flores
Costume design | Josep Abril Janer
Lighting design | Urs Schönebaum
Chorus director | José Luis Basso
Cast
Barbazul | Gianluca Buratto
Ariane | Paula Murrihy
The nurse | Silvia Tro Santafé
Sélysette | Aude Extrémo
Ygraine | Jaquelina Livieri
Mélisande | Maria Miró
Bellangère | Renée Rapier
An Old Peasant | Luis López Navarro
Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Rea