Bartok Bela: A Kékszakállú Herceg Vára -Duke Bluebeard's Cas

[jaycaspar]

Anyone interested in Opera, but wanna start from the top ( modern works), should begin with listening to John Corigliano´s "The Ghosts of Versailles", then Philip Glass´ Akhnaten, then WAGNER! Then proceed to Bellini, Verdi, Puccini and never let go...

[gomongio]

Never heard this opera completely, but as Bartók's music at least some excerpts I've heard have been amazing... even when my taste for operas is more likely to other composers, the classic ones... Bartok is a genious!

By the way, I've never before heard Hungarian spoken and it sounds pretty ...

[khhbear1]

I have had a copy of this opera since I was first exposed to it. Love this production of it. If there was a DVD of it, I would buy it.

[Zsooor]

Hát már sok változatát hallottam, és most ezt is félig, de nekem továbbra is a legelső előadás tetszik, amiben Székely Mihály a Kékszakállú. Ő alakította eddig a legférfiasabban.

[bvbmassa]

Sztem kifejezetten illik ez a líraibb, bensőségesebb előadásmód a Kéksazkállúhoz.

[hangya10]

And you've forget Maria Callas! She is so great, I love her so much!!! :DDD

[ocsdct]

Thank you very much to all of you!

[experimentalis]

A scenically excellent version of my most beloved opera. But as for the music, for me the best ones remain the first one by Boulez, with Tatiana Troyanos and Nimsgern, and the dark Hungaroton version, in the Gold Bartok series

[54spiritedwill54]

thank you very much for the information!

[hypocrita]

Haj regô rejtem

Hová, hová rejtsem

Hol volt, hol nem: kint-e vagy bent?

Régi rege, haj mit jelent,

Urak, asszonyságok?

[ocsdct]

I am a complete ignorant about Opera, but this one is incredibly fanastic!! Only a genius like Bartók could make me pay attention to Opera. I'm still ignorant about it, but my attitude is changing!...could anyone make me a suggestion about where to start with Opera? Thanks a lot!

[KorparnasTid]

it depends on what you like to hear. I wouldn't recommend starting with the early Operas like Mozart's because they really don't have as many tunes as the Romantic ones and tend to drag on. I'd recommend the Romantic ones like Leoncavallo's Pagliacci and Puccini's Turandot.

[ocsdct]

Thank you very much!

[phloatingpheasant]

I would recommend Pavarati and Paul Potts for first time Opera fans.

[experimentalis]

and why not baroque opera? Search here, in youTube, for names like Cecilia Bartoli, Natalie Dessay, Philippe Zaroussky, Sara Mingardo -for a very different pathos

[phloatingpheasant]

Agreed. But I do think Opera is an acquired taste and needs to be eased into.

[HerrWozzeck]

Oh, my! I love this opera to death! And this is a great production.

It's in black and white, which sort of kills the lighting instructions that Bartok leaves in the scores, but everything else about it is incredible! Great interpretation, great singers!

And all this on an opera I love to death! Thank you so much for posting this!

[Zeak007]

Kár hogy a szopránnak nincs hangja:S

[kocsogarc]

te a mi a fenéről beszélsz?

[athb4hu]

I love this opera, and this version is really beautiful. Thanks.

Nagyon szép, köszönöm. A magyart is helyesen ejtik!

[avenaoat]

I found the Scala's homepage.

[avenaoat]

This year Bartók's opera will be in the La Scala Milano. Who knows the cast? (Will the performance be in original language.)

[rjr1967]

The voices are sumptuous, the diction spotless. I hate to spoil the party, but am I the only one that thinks opera does not lend itself to close-ups? There's nothing like grimacing lips and facial muscles to ruin your enjoyment of a good voice. (This goes for a good many opera films).

[arnika1]

1000 köszönet hogy feltetted! :)

[hermanzoon]

This is one of my top three operas. Great!

[Tithemi]

Koszi szepen!

[amrDiaKatya]

thank you so much!

[supermonto]

at last on youtube!!! long long expected and at one dash such a superb quality! Thanks a lot

[amrDiaKatya]

thank you very very much for the information!

[amrDiaKatya]

where can I find the text of this opera?either English or hungarian.Thank you for posting this

[CyberElektra]

Look up "karadar libretto" in google and go to the header which says Libretto Index, and scroll down for Bartok. You can't post links here.

The above is the link for the Hungarian. You'll have a hard job finding a free English translation.

[sgabriel]

There are two good recordings that I know of in English. One was the Vol. 2, No. 2 CD in BBC Music Magazine a few years ago. It has Gwynne Howell and Sally Burgess singing, and Mark Elder conducting the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. To me, it's a profound performance, imperfect but very expressive and very mature (the sighing sound is silly, though).

[sgabriel]

The other is a Chandos recording of the Orchestra of the North, conducted by Richard Farnes. Sally Burgess here too, but with John Tomlinson.

There's a nice publication to be found on the oldstilepress website, too. It's a hardcover, very expensive, nicely illustrated.