The girl next door
On first hearing, Paul Dukas’ 1907 opera Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Ariane and Bluebeard) sounds like the love child of a three-way between Wagner, Strauss, and Debussy.
43 pieces since 2010 — in 15 roles, at 9 companies, most often at Metropolitan Opera.
2 pieces as Barbe-bleue — stats above show all coverage for José van Dam.
View allOn first hearing, Paul Dukas’ 1907 opera Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Ariane and Bluebeard) sounds like the love child of a three-way between Wagner, Strauss, and Debussy.
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