Michael Tilson Thomas Conducts Bartók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Davies Symphony Hall, Between Hayes and Grove (201 Van Ness San Francisco, CA 94102)
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- $35.00 - $90.00
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The last date listed for Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle was Saturday June 23, 2012 / 8:00pm.
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Goldstar Member Tips
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Casual dressy
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I had dinner at Max's Deli before the concert
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I used MUNI from the Inner Richmond - full buss after the performance at 1030.
19 Goldstar Member Reviews
Goldstar Member
Written on Jun 26 2012Great event. Very inventive staging. I felt guilty for the price I got these tickets.
RocknRollaGal
Written on Jun 26 2012Wonderful evening. My favorite part was the act 2 with the dramatic opera of Bluebeard's castle. The visuals added to the experience!
FEL
Written on Jun 25 2012Amazing musically, vocally and visually.
Marianna Gavrilova
Written on Jun 25 2012Great performance! enjoyed it!
More Information About Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle
Website
http://www.sfsymphony.org/season/Event.aspx?eventid=50286
Quotes & Highlights
- “DeYoung brought rich voices of enormous depth and an electric tension to the performance [of Duke Bluebeards Castle].” --Miami Herald
Description
MTT conducts this semi-staged performance of the chilling and dark one-act opera, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle. Based on a 17th century folk tale, Duke Bluebeard’s Castle is the first and only opera written by Hungarian composer Bartók, and is one of the great achievements of 20th Century music. The mysterious, psychological drama takes audiences on an eerie journey of the human subconscious. Specially designed multi-media projections, staging, and English captions help tell the tale of Duke Bluebeard’s inquisitive new wife Judith, as she searches behind the seven doors of Bluebeard’s castle to find torture chambers, bloody weapons, Bluebeard’s former wives, and more!
Artists:
* Michael Tilson Thomas conductor
* Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano (Judith)
* Alan Held bass-baritone (Bluebeard)
* Jeremy Denk piano
* Nick Hillel director
* David Holmes lighting design
* Adam Wiltshire set design
* Souvenir set construction
* Richard Slaney producer
* San Francisco Symphony
About the Ticket Supplier: San Francisco Symphony
The San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas present more than 220 concerts each year from September through July in a variety of genres, with SFS musicians performing classical concerts, holiday favorites, summer pops events, free outdoor concerts, special series for families and children, plus presentations of visiting guest artists and orchestras from around the globe. The San Francisco Symphony also takes its unique style to audiences world-wide, touring nationally and internationally every year. The SFS is currently recording all the Mahler symphonies on its own media label and has recently launched Keeping Score, a national, multi-year, multi-media project bringing classical music to millions of Americans via TV, radio, the Internet and more.