OFFENBACH Bluebeard * Michael Borowitz, cond; Peter Foltz (Bluebeard); Jessie Wright Martin (Boulette); Michael Denos (Saphir); Betha Christopher (Fleurette/the Princess); Patrick Howle (Count Oscar); Jacob Allen (Popolani); Gary Moss (King Bobèche); Ohio Light Op O & Ch * ALBANY TROY 993 (2 CDs: 116:23...

On 30 May the Royal Opera staged the first revival of Willy Deckers 2002 double bill of Bartók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle and Arnold Schönberg's Erwartung, with John Macfarlane's cluttered set and disheartening designs and David Fonn's effective Lighting. The revival was expertly directed by...

In the following essay, Warner analyzes the themes of the color blue and forbidden knowledge in the “Bluebeard” tale, and suggests that the prevalence of death in childbirth was one context for the story.

In the following excerpt, from a work originally published in 1976, Bettelheim argues that “Bluebeard” teaches lessons about sexual morality and forgiveness, noting that the tale is Perrault's original narrative and not a retelling of a specific prior story.

The fairy tale "Bluebeard" is typical of literary works that describe a subjugated role of women in society. Bluebeard is analyzed from French and American approaches of feminist criticism.