Paul Dukas's only opera: a feminist take on Bluebeard.
245. Ariane et Barbe-bleue (Dukas)
Tag: Bluebeard
168. Raoul Barbe-Bleue (Grétry)
Q: Sister Anne, Sister Anne, what do you see? A: I see that horrid M. Grétry! He wants to make our flesh creep.
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