A kékszakállú herceg vára, Sz.48 (Bartók, Béla)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 act
Composition Year	1911, revised 1917
Genre Categories	Operas; Theatrical Works; For 2 voices, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; Hungarian language

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Language	German
Translator	Wilhelm Ziegler (1889–1970), German text
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1925. Plate U.E. 7028.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
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Geniusboy98 (2016/11/23)

Language	German/English
Translator	Wilhelm Ziegler (1889–1970), German text Christopher Hassall (1912–1963), English text
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1963 [c1925]. Plate U.E. 13641.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Karl Heinz Füssl (1904-1992) and Helmut Wagner made minor edits to the German text.
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Massenetique (2011/4/3)

Language	Hungarian/German
Translator	Wilhelm Ziegler (1889–1970), German text
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1922. Plate U.E. 7026.
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Bibliothèque CMG (2024/5/30)

Language	German/French
Translator	Wilhelm Ziegler (1889–1970), German text Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877–1944), French text
Publisher. Info.	Vienna: Universal Edition, 1922. Plate U.E. 7030.
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Work Title	A kékszakállú herceg vára
Alternative. Title	Bluebeard's Castle
Composer	Bartók, Béla
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Sz.48 ; BB 62 ; Op.11
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IBB 3
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 act
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1911, revised 1917
First Performance.	1918-05-24 in Budapest, Royal Hugarian Opera House Olga Haselbeck (Judith), Oszkár Kálmán (Bluebeard), Orchestra, Egisto Tango (conductor)
First Publication.	1922 – Vienna: Universal Edition Vocal score - Plate U.E. 7026, 72 pages (1922) Full score - Plate U.E. 7028, 173 pages (1925) Parts - Plate U.E. 7029 (1925)
Librettist	Béla Balázs (1884–1949)
Language	Hungarian
Dedication	Márta Bartók
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	soprano, bass, orchestra
InstrDetail	Cast Judith (soprano), Bluebeard (bass), Bluebeard's wives (3 silent) Orchestra 4 flutes (3rd and 4th also piccolo), 2 oboes, english horn 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 4 bassoons (4th also contrabassoon) 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba 2 harps, celesta, organ, timpani, bass drum, snare drum, tam-tam cymbals, suspended cymbal, xylophone, triangle, strings Onstage Instruments 4 trumpets, 4 trombones
External Links	Wikipedia article Scores at Sheet Music Plus

Orchestral Works by Béla Bartók
Orchestral Music Concerto for Orchestra Divertimento Hungarian Pictures Kossuth Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta 2 Pictures 4 Pieces 2 Portraits Romanian Folk Dances (orchestra)	Suite No.1 Suite No.2 Tanz-Suite	Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra Viola Concerto Violin Concerto No.1 Violin Concerto No.2 Violin Rhapsody No.1 Violin Rhapsody No.2
	Concertante works Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion Piano Concerto No.1 Piano Concerto No.2 Piano Concerto No.3 Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
		Stage Works Bluebeard's Castle The Miraculous Mandarin The Wooden Prince