Barbe-Bleue | Jos van Dam
Ariane | Jeanne-Michle Charbonnet
Nurse | Patricia Bardon
Slysette | Gemma Coma-Alabert
Ygraine | Beatriz Jimnez
Mlisande | Elena Copons
Bellangre | Salom Haller
Alladine | Alba Valldaura
Orchestra and Chorus of the Gran Teatre del Liceu
Conductor: Stphane Denve
Director: Claus Guth
Recorded live at Gran Teatre del Liceu, June July 2011

Dukas's opera Ariane et Barbe-bleue, 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. Jos 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-Michle Charbonnet.

1 x DVD
Catalogue number: OA 1098 D
Running time: 120 minutes
Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/CA/JP
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS