Barbe-Bleue (OEK critical edition)
(Blaubart/Bluebeard) (1866)Opéra-bouffe in three acts (four scenes)
Duration: 150'
Music Text
Libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy; original German version by Julius Hopp; new German versions by Stefan Troßbach, Carsten Golbeck or Wolfgang Quetes; revised English lyrics by Richard Duployen (F,G,E)
Scoring
S,M(S),2T,BuffoT,T(Bar),Bar,BBar; smaller roles: 5S,3M,speaking role; chorus; ballet;
2(II=picc).1.2.1-2.2.1.0-timp.perc-strings;
Viennese orchestration: 2(II=picc).2.2.2-4.2.3.0-timp.perc-strings
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Opera
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Publisher
Bote & Bock
Territory
This work is available from Boosey & Hawkes
for the world.
Availability
World Premiere
05/02/1866
Théâtre des Variétés, Paris
unknown
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