Offenbach: Barbe-Bleue

Overview

Bluebeard, an opéra bouffe by Jacques Offenbach, premiered in Paris in 1866. Directed by Laurent Pelly, the National Opera in Lyon stages this musical comedy about a man suspected of murdering his wives. Hortense Schneider originally played Boulotka, a village girl who reforms Bluebeard. Yann Beuron and Héloise Mas star, with Christophe Gay as the alchemist Popolani.

Cast

Yann Beuron

Barbe-Bleue

N/A

Héloïse Masse

Boulotte

Christophe Gay

Popolani

Christophe Mortagne

Roi Bobeche

N/A

Jennifer Courcier

Fleurette

N/A

Thibault de Damas

Comte Oscar

N/A

Carl Ghazarossian

Prince Saphir

N/A

Aline Martin

Reine Clémentine

N/A

Dominique Beneforti

Alvarez