OFFENBACH, J.: Ritter Blaubart (Barbe-bleue) (Komische Oper, 1973) (sung in German) (Felsenstein Edition) (NTSC)

Jacques Offenbach
RITTER BLAUBART (Barbe-bleue)
(sung in German)

Sire de Barbe-Bleue – Hanns Nocker
Boulotte – Anny Schlemm
King Bobèche – Werner Enders
Queen Clémentine – Ruth Schob-Lipka
Princess Hermia (Fleurette) – Ingrid Czerny
Prince Saphir (Daphnis) – Manfred Hopp
Popolani – Rudolf Asmus
Count Oscar – Helmut Polze
Alvarez – Hans-Otto Rogge
Isaure – Irmgard Arnold
Héloïse – Evelyn Bölicke
Eléonore – Eva-Maria Baum
Rosalinde – Christa Noack
Blanche – Ute Trekel-Burckhardt

Berlin Komische Oper Chorus and Orchestra
Karl-Fritz Voigtmann, conductor

Walter Felsenstein, stage director
Paul Lehmann, set design
Helga Scherff, costume design

Bonus:
- Script segments, sketches and drafts and performance segments of Bluebeard, Komische Oper 1964
- Interview with Walter Felsenstein regarding filming of Bluebeard (1973)
- Interview with Walter Felsenstein on production of Bluebeard (1963)
- Picture gallery: International guest performances of Bluebeard

Picture format: NTSC 4:3
Sound format: PCM Stereo
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Menu languages: English, German, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
Running time: 139 mins (opera)
No. of DVDs: 2 (DVD9)