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16 April 2026 Glasgow (United Kingdom)
Bartók, Shostakovich & Britten
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Elim Chan - City Halls
Program Info: “In wars outside the blood runs red / Here is something far more deadly, ladies and gentlemen”. Duke Bluebeard’s castle has seven doors, and his new wife Judith is determined to open them all. But some questions are best left unanswered, and in Bartók’s gripping psychological thriller even the darkest secrets possess a terrible beauty. Today, soprano Alice Coote and baritone Gábor Bretz are the heroine and hero of this sinister fairytale – two world-class singers with an unrivalled sense of theatre, supported by guest conductor Elim Chan and all the glittering colours of the full BBC SSO. Add Britten’s storm-swept portrait of the North Sea, and Shostakovich’s delightfully irreverent encounter with Shakespeare, and this is a pulse-raising concert packed with drama.
Benjamin Britten - Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Dmitri Shostakovich - Suite from 'Hamlet' (Gamlet) Music from the 1964 movie by Grigori Kozintsev Béla Bartók - Bluebeard's Castle (one-act opera)
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