Bluebeard's Castle

Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle

Robert Jindra conductor
Szilvia Vörös mezzo-soprano
Günther Groissböck bass

Robert Jindra, principal guest conductor of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, will present Béla Bartók's one-act opera Bluebeard's Castle from 1911. German bass Günther Groissböck will play the role of Bluebeard, while Judith will be performed by Hungarian mezzo-soprano Szilvia Vörös.

Bartók's music is inspired by Hungarian folk melodies and the French impressionists, and the theme of the medieval legend of the knight Bluebeard offers many interpretations. Bluebeard had several wives in succession and no one knows what happened to them. Judith, who falls in love with him, opens more and more doors in his castle and tries to uncover the secrets behind them. Béla Balász, the opera's librettist, explains that the mysterious Bluebeard's Castle is actually a symbol of his soul. So what does Judith discover behind the last door?

The concert will be broadcast live on Czech Radio Vltava. A recording of the concert will also be broadcast on the Czech Radio D-dur programme every Wednesday.

Individual admission: CZK 1,100 | CZK 900 | CZK 700 | CZK 500 | CZK 300 | CZK 180

Subscription ‘R’ - Rudolfinum 7 concerts: CZK 3,600 | CZK 3,200 | CZK 2,700 | CZK 2,300 | CZK 1,800

Large subscription ‘R’ - Rudolfinum and ‘O’ - Municipal House 14 concerts: CZK 5,000 | CZK 4,600 | CZK 4,200 | CZK 3,900 | CZK 2,400

Concert duration 60 min.

We reserve the right to change the programme performers.