Offenbach: Barbe-Bleue
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
as Barbe-Bleue
Héloïse Masse
as Boulotte
Christophe Gay
as Popolani
Christophe Mortagne
as Roi Bobeche
Jennifer Courcier
as Fleurette
Thibault de Damas
as Comte Oscar
Carl Ghazarossian
as Prince Saphir
Aline Martin
as Reine Clémentine
Dominique Beneforti
as Alvarez
