Béla Bartók Bluebeards Castle (1911)

Bela Bartok Duke Bluebeard s Castle (A kékszakkallú Herceg Vára), opera in one act, Sz. 48, BB 62 (Op. 11) Gwynne Howell, Sally Burgess BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Mark Elder Description by Michael Rodman The year 1911 was, from one perspective, exactly the wrong time for a young, albeit respected, composer to be making his initial foray into opera. As Bartók labored on his first and only essay in the genre, he must have been aware that entertainmentseeking European audiences were