“A surreal, vibrant, visually loaded journey through our fantasies and nightmares...”
Bluebeard is unravelling. He's losing perspective, and questioning his sense of self. As each door in his castle is opened, a new aspect of his tortured soul is revealed - until at last, we see what the seventh door is hiding...
At Porchester Hall, London, Gothic Opera presented this unique multi-disciplinary interpretation of Bluebeard's Castle, which explored what is real and unreal, and the idea of finding or losing ourselves. Created by director Julia Mintzer and choreographer Carmine de Amicis, with a brand new arrangement by Leon Haxby. Conducted by Thomas Payne.
Off-West End Awards Finalist 2022
Sung in Hungarian with English surtitles
Gothic Opera's Bluebeard's Castle was a collaboration with the Digital Animation department of Ravensbourne University London. A group of students were inspired by the rooms in Bluebeard's castle to create animations which were seen in the live performances.
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Off-West End Awards Finalist 2022
"Grippingly and sometimes poetically achieved... Leon Haxby's arrangement succeeded in preserving the haunting magic - and compassionate insight - of Bartók's score.... Simon Wilding and Alexandra Long, Bluebeard and Judith, sang with nobility and power throughout"
Yehuda Shapiro, Opera magazine September 2021
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Simon Wilding
Alexandra Long
Carmine de Amicis
Charlotte Osborn
Alice Usher
Katherine MacRaeOrgan: Thomas Ang
The Halcyon Quartet:
Violin I: Millie Ashton
Violin II: Leidy Sinclair
Viola: Nathalie Green-Buckley
Violoncello: HeeYeon Cho -
Stage Director: Julia Mintzer
Musical Director / Conductor: Thomas Payne
Arranger: Leon Haxby
Choreographer / Associate Director: Carmine de Amicis
Set and Costume Designer: Charles Ogilvie
Lighting and Sound Designer: Will Alder
Animation Supervisor: Dev Bye-A-Jee
Make-up Artist: Ian Massa-Harris
Assistant Director / Stage Manager:
Ben Anderson
Assistant Conductor: Herman Ringer
Répétiteur: Thomas AngCo-Producers: Alice Usher and Charlotte Osborn
Production Manager: Ryan Nicholls
Production Assistant: Tilly Penn
Hungarian coach / Surtitle operator: Timea Gazdag
Poster Designer: Max Dabbs
Photography: Nick Rutter & QVT Photography
Trailer: Thomas Voce-SirianiAnimators (Ravensbourne University):
Virginia Anyaele
Klaudia Grabczak
Dev Bye-A-Jee
Vincent Sautter
Tony Tyler
Oliver O'Keefe -
Gothic Opera's Bluebeard's Castle was a collaboration with the Digital Animation department of Ravensbourne University London.
A group of students were inspired by the rooms in Bluebeard's castle to create animations which were seen in the live performances.
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Here, supervisor Dev Bye-A-Jee discusses the process of working on these animations.
The Torture Chamber - animation by Ugne Sniaukaite
The Heart Room - animation by Virginia Anyaele
The Armoury - animation by Klaudia Grabczak
The Garden - animation by Vincent Sautter
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PHOTOGRAPHY BY NICK RUTTER & QVT PHOTOGRAPHY