26-433: Barbe-bleue may refer to: Barbe-bleue (opera) , opéra bouffe in three acts by Jacques Offenbach Barbe-bleue , a 1943 radio opera by Jacques Ibert Barbe-bleue (film) , silent French crime film See also [ edit ] Bluebeard (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
52-603: A mass) and problems with gout (which he encouraged the press to report). It was first performed at the Théâtre des Variétés , Paris on 5 February 1866, playing for five months. Following the great success of the creators' Belle Hélène , the roles were close relations of the composer's antique operetta: Dupuis (Paris) another seducer, in Barbe-Bleue, Kopp (Ménélas) another old vain, cuckolded monarch in Bobèche, Grenier (Calchas) once more
78-827: A royal bridegroom. Fleurette resists any thought of marriage until she discovers, to her joy, that her intended mate is Saphir, not a shepherd boy as she had thought, but a prince who had disguised himself as such to be near her, since he was madly besotted by her. Squire Bluebeard comes to pay King Bobèche a visit and to show off his new wife Boulotte, but is instantly smitten by Princess Hermia. SCENE TWO: Popolani's dungeon Bluebeard orders Popolani to dispose of his new wife Boulotte as, he thinks, Popolani has disposed of all his previous wives by poisoning them, so that Bluebeard can marry Hermia. But Popolani has only been pretending to kill Bluebeard's wives, in fact he has only been giving them sleeping pills, not poison, and they have all been living in comfortable apartments. Bluebeard witnesses, in
104-848: Is a German opera company based in Berlin . The company produces operas , operettas and musicals . The opera house is located on Behrenstraße, near Unter den Linden . Since 2004, the Komische Oper Berlin, along with the Berlin State Opera , the Deutsche Oper Berlin , the Berlin State Ballet , and the Bühnenservice Berlin (Stage and Costume Design), has been a member of the Berlin Opera Foundation. The theatre
130-533: Is an opéra bouffe , or operetta, in three acts (four scenes) by Jacques Offenbach to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy based on Charles Perrault's 1697 story . The work was composed while Offenbach was travelling during 1865, in Vienna, Brussels and Cologne, conducting his works in those cities. Other distractions during the period were the marriage on 9 August in Étretat of his eldest daughter Berthe to Charles Comte (for which he composed
156-868: Is embarrassed by the selfsame Boulotte turning up leading in a furious procession of his other "dead" wives. They are accompanied by five lords who were also supposedly put to death for having flirted with Queen Clémentine. The solution is found- the "dead" lords will marry the "dead" wives, Bluebeard will stay with Boulotte and the marriage of Hermia and Saphir can proceed. King Bobèche, Fleurette/Hermia, Count Oscar, Prince Saphir, Queen Clémentine Duvaleix , Claudine Collart , André Balbon , Joseph Peyron , Deva Dassy Orchestre et Choral Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F. Cat: MR705 René Lenoty , Monique Stiot , René Terrasson , Bernard Alvi , Christine Gayraud Orchestre et Choral Lyrique de l'O.R.T.F. Cat: B00001R3NB Werner Enders , Ingrid Czerny , Helmut Polze , Manfred Hopp , Ruth Schob-Lipka Orchestra and Chorus of
182-566: Is in love with the young and attractive shepherd boy Saphir but is not happy that he has not yet proposed marriage to her. The King's chamberlain Oscar discovers that the shepherdess "Fleurette" is really the Princess Hermia and requires her to return to the King's court, which however means she must leave the boy she loves. Squire Bluebeard has recently lost his fifth wife and sends his alchemist Popolani to
208-710: The Grand Opera House on 24 December 1870 and seen in Sydney , Australia in 1872. It had its Czech premiere in 1874, under Adolf Čech . The work was revived in 1888 at the Variétés in Paris with Jeanne Granier as Boulotte. A 1904 Paris revival included Baron as Bobèche, Ève Lavallière as Hermia and Tariol as Boulotte. In 1941, Mikael Fokine 's final choreography consisted of a ballet reworking by Antal Doráti , staged in Mexico. In
234-821: The Komische Oper , Berlin , stage direction by Walter Felsenstein Cat: NTSC109437 Gary Moss , Betha Christopher , Patrick Howle, Michael Denos, Sahara Glassener-Boles Orchestra and Chorus of the Ohio Light Opera , Wooster, Ohio Cat: TROY993-94 Christophe Mortagne , Jennifer Courcier , Thibault de Damas, Carl Ghazarossian, Aline Martin Orchestra and Chorus of the Opéra de Lyon , stage direction by Laurent Pelly Cat: OA1336D/OABD7290D Notes Sources Komische Oper The Komische Oper Berlin
260-522: The Nazi Kraft durch Freude entertainment and leisure programmes. During World War II , the auditorium was damaged by Allied bombing on 7 May 1944. The façade, entrance hall, and auditorium ceiling murals were destroyed by bombs on 9 March 1945. After the war, the theatre was in East Germany , being that the building was in the eastern part of Berlin . Following repair works and provisional rebuilding,
286-470: The 1920s and early 1930s, it was leased by the brothers Alfred and Fritz Rotter. Under their management, it saw the premieres of two operettas by Franz Lehár – Friederike (opera) in 1928 and Das Land des Lächelns in 1929, both starring Richard Tauber . However, due to a decline of variety and music hall entertainment the theatre was again closed in 1933. In 1934 the theatre was nationalised and renamed Staatliches Operettentheater . It operated as part of
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#1733085520270312-499: The 2012/2013 season. In October 2014, his contract with the company was extended through 2022. Since 2005, the company's managing director has been Susanne Moser. In January 2019, the company announced multiple scheduled management changes effective with the 2022–2023 season: From 1966 to 2004, the theatre was also home to a resident ballet company – first as the "Tanztheater der Komischen Oper", and then from 1999 as "BerlinBallett – Komische Oper". In 2004, due to budgetary problems,
338-586: The company won, jointly with Oper Bremen , the " Opera house of the year " award by the German magazine Opernwelt . In 2015, it received the "Opera Company of the Year" award at the International Opera Awards . From 2002 to 2012, the company's chief director and Intendant was Andreas Homoki. In June 2008, the company announced the appointment of Barrie Kosky to succeed Homoki as its next Intendant , as of
364-463: The mediocre confidant of a king - Count Oscar and Schneider (Hélène) again a woman seeking all of her desires - Boulotte. Contemporary critics judged the libretto to be one of the best constructed the composer set. Productions outside France followed swiftly: London, Vienna and Brussels in 1866, Stockholm, Berlin, Budapest, Milan and Copenhagen in 1867. The operetta was given in New York City at
390-532: The midst of a storm, what he thinks is the murder of his latest wife Boulotte, but after she wakes up from the sleeping potion, the feisty young lady leads the other "dead" wives in a march on the castle. SCENE: The chapel in the royal palace Hermia and Saphir are entering the chapel for their marriage when Bluebeard interrupts the procession and demands by force of arms, having the palace surrounded by his military forces, that Hermia be surrendered to him as his seventh wife, Boulotte, as he thinks, having died. But he
416-568: The period up to 1963 the work was much neglected until the Komische Oper production that year; the Berlin production was directed by Walter Felsenstein and continued for many years in the repertoire of the house as well as being filmed and toured. In 1966 Sadler's Wells Opera produced the work in an translation by Geoffrey Dunn , with Joyce Blackham as Boulotte, Margaret Neville as Fleurette, Eric Shilling as Popolani, John Fryatt as King Bobeche, Julian Orchard as Count Oscar and James Hawthorne in
442-401: The resident opera company, the Komische Oper , until his death in 1975. Götz Friedrich was an assistant to Felsenstein at the company. Joachim Herz became general director after Felsenstein's death and served until 1981. Subsequently, Harry Kupfer directed the company for 21 seasons, until 2002. The company specializes in German language productions of opera, operetta and musicals. In 2007
468-502: The separate ballet companies of Berlin's three opera houses were merged into a single company called the Staatsballett Berlin . Past General Music Directors ( GMD ) of the company have included Kurt Masur , Rolf Reuter, Yakov Kreizberg , Kirill Petrenko , Carl St.Clair , Patrick Lange . and Ainārs Rubiķis . In January 2022, the company announced the appointment of James Gaffigan as its next music director, effective with
494-570: The stage technology was further modernised by 1989. Today the theatre seats 1,270. Starting in August 2023, renovations began on the theatre. Over an expected period of five seasons, the company is planning for its productions to occur at alternative venues, including the Schiller Theater and an unused airport hangar at Berlin Tempelhof Airport . In 1947, Walter Felsenstein founded and led
520-470: The stalls, and the balconies and various en-suite dinner rooms housed about a further 1,700 seats. Its directors went bankrupt in 1896 and the theatre was forced to close its doors. On 3 September 1898 the theatre was reopened as the Metropol-Theater (Berlin- Mitte ) with Julius Freund's revue Paradies der Frauen . It then grew to become one of Berlin's most famous and successful variety theatres. During
546-477: The theatre reopened on 23 December 1947, as the Komische Oper with Johann Strauss's operetta Die Fledermaus . The 1950s saw various further alterations and extensions. The theatre was completely rebuilt in 1965/1966 by Architektenkollektiv Kunz Nierade, adding functional extensions and giving the theatre a completely new exterior. The theatre reopened again on 4 December 1966, with Mozart's Don Giovanni . The auditorium underwent further restoration in 1986, and
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598-606: The title role; it was conducted by Alexander Faris . In 1971 the Théâtre de Paris presented the piece in a disfigured edition, musically and textually, with Jean Le Poulain playing both Bobèche and Popolani. Productions were mounted in Geneva in 1984 and in Strasbourg in 1996. In the 11th Offenbach staging of his career, Laurent Pelly created a new production in Lyon in June 2019. The title role
624-445: The village to find a virginal young peasant girl to become his sixth wife. Popolani decides to choose a wife for the squire by holding a raffle, but the winner turns out to be the anything but virginal Boulotte. Bluebeard is delighted with his new wife. SCENE ONE: The royal palace King Bobèche wants to increase his glory and is practicing court etiquette. He is delighted to welcome his long lost daughter back to his side and to find her
650-467: Was built between 1891 and 1892 by architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer for a private society. It first opened on 24 September 1892 as "Theater Unter den Linden" with Adolf Ferron's operetta Daphne and Gaul and Haßreiter's ballet Die Welt in Bild und Tanz . The theatre was primarily a vehicle for operetta , but was also used for various other events and balls. Around 800 people could be seated in
676-421: Was sung by Yann Beuron , with Héloïse Mas as Boulotte, Christophe Mortagne as Bobêche and Christophe Gay as Popolani; Michele Spotti was in the pit. SCENE: A small rural village with the castle of Squire Bluebeard prominent King Bobèche, not wanting a girl as his heir, abandoned his daughter Hermia when she was three years old. Now aged eighteen and living as a shepherdess under the assumed name Fleurette, she
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