{"product_id":"dukas-paul-ariane-et-barbe-bleue","title":"DUKAS: Ariane et Barbe-bleue - van Dam, Gran Theatre del Liceu (DVD)","description":"\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/about_this_recording_transparent_black_shadow_2_5dd0df7b-e128-46a2-bb76-f6754949b44c_480x480.png?v=1639076762\"\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJeanne-Michèle Charbonnet (Ariane);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJosé van Dam (Barbe-Bleue);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePatricia Bardon (Nurse);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGemma Coma-Alabert (Sélysette);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBeatriz Jiménez (Ygraine);\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eElena Copons (Mélisande);\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDukas's opera\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAriane et Barbe-bleue\u003c\/em\u003e, based on Maeterlinck's symbolist version of the classic tale, sees free spirit Ariane become the sixth wife of the infamous Barbe-bleue, who gives his new bride seven keys to seven doors, but prohibits the use of the last. Ariane discovers an array of glittering jewels behind the first six doors, but a terrifying reality awaits her as she unlocks the seventh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJosé van Dam is cast as the villainous Barbe-bleue, while taking on the immensely demanding role of Ariane - who does not leave the stage throughout the entire opera - is American soprano Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/REVIEWS_TRANSPARENT_BACKGROUND_19f1f35f-afe7-485f-87bf-810c8e4ae222_480x480.png?v=1639501892\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/REVIEWS_TRANSPARENT_BACKGROUND_19f1f35f-afe7-485f-87bf-810c8e4ae222_480x480.png?v=1639501892\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Also of paramount importance for a successful performance is the orchestral part. And also in this case, the current production featured the right person in the right place, by entrusting the orchestra of the Liceu, which had never played this opera, to conductor Stéphane Denève.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(The Opera Critic)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OPUS ARTE","offers":[{"title":"van Dam\/Charbonnet\/Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu","offer_id":40276107985092,"sku":"809478010982","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/61R1hv1wfzL._SL1200.jpg?v=1639752194","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/products\/dukas-paul-ariane-et-barbe-bleue","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}