Eine floren­tinische Tragödie/ Bluebeard's Castle

The two short operas Eine Florentinische Tragödie and Herzog Blaubarts Burg are linked by a central theme: the progressive recognition of the only seemingly familiar counterpart. In Zemlinsky's Eine Florentinische Tragödie, the murder of Bianca's lover by her jealous husband Simone leads to a dialog between the two spouses that surprisingly signals a new beginning of love. In Bartók's one-act opera, however, Judith's journey to the inner depths of her beloved Duke Bluebeard ends in darkness and loneliness.

Programme

Alexander von Zemlinsky

Eine floren­tinische Tragödie

Romantisme tardif · Stage

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Béla Bartók

Bluebeard's Castle (A kékszakállú herceg vára)

XXe siècle · Stage

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