Barbe-bleue

Opérette Bouffe in 3 acts
Music by
Jacques Offenbach
Libretto by
Henri Meilhac
Ludovic Halévy
Language
French
Premiere
1866
Roles
  • Barbe-Bleue
    Tenor
    • Alvarez
      Tenor
      • Boulotte, a peasant woman
        Soprano
        • King Bobèche
          Tenor
          • Queen Clémentine
            Mezzo-Soprano
            • Princess Hermia, daughter of the king
              Soprano
              • Oscar, the King's minister
                Bass
                • Popolani, an alchemist in the service of Barbe-Bleue
                  Baritone
                  • Prince Saphir
                    Tenor
                    • Héloïse, a wife of Barbe-Bleue
                      Mezzo-Soprano
                      • Eléonore, a wife of Barbe-Bleue
                        Mezzo-Soprano
                        • Isaure, a wife of Barbe-Bleue
                          Soprano
                          • Rosalinde, a wife of Barbe-Bleue
                            Soprano
                            • Blanche, a wife of Barbe-Bleue
                              Soprano
                              • First peasant woman
                                Soprano
                                • Second peasant woman
                                  Soprano
                                  • First page
                                    Soprano
                                    • Second page
                                      Soprano
                                      • A clerk
                                        Non-Singing
                                        • Speaking Role
                                      • A child
                                        Non-Singing
                                        • Speaking Role