This highly acclaimed film version of Béla Bartók's searing psychological opera, performed by Robert Lloyd and Elizabeth Laurence, won the 1989 Prix Italia Music Prize. Bartók's short opera, one of the composer's most impressive early works, tells the macabre legend of Duke Bluebeard, who brings his young wife Judith to live in his remote castle. The dramatic intensity increases as sinister secrets are gradually unveiled, bringing the opera to its haunting conclusion.
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Duke Bluebeard's Castle Cast
| Name |
Character |
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John Woodvine
He was 59, now 95 years old
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as Speaker of the Prologue (voice) |
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Robert Lloyd
He was 49, now 84 years old
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as Bluebeard |
Duke Bluebeard's Castle Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Leslie Megahey as Director. She was 44 (now 80) years old
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Directing |
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Béla Balázs as Opera. He was 104 (64) years old when He died
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Writing |
