A hilarious take on the gruesome folk tale of Bluebeard, in a comic and offbeat production.

Acclaimed director Laurent Pelly is one of the most renowned and prolific interpreters of Offenbach’s brilliantly inventive operettas, including several productions for the Opéra de Lyon. The composer’s satirical and hilarious opéra bouffe version of Charles Perrault's 17th-century tale of the serial wife-murdering Bluebeard (in which no-one actually gets murdered!), deftly tows the line between humour and cruelty, with a star performance from Yann Beuron in the title role.

This special release also includes a 50-minute documentary – Tales of Offenbach – created by the distinguished documentary maker, Reiner E. Moritz. Narrated by Dame Felicity Lott, the film includes interviews with the cast and creatives of this sparkling production.

Cast:
- Barbe-bleue: Yann Beuron
- Prince Saphir: Carl Ghazarossian
- Fleurette: Jennifer Courcier
- Boulette: Héloïse Mas
- Popolani: Christophe Gay
- Comte Oscar: Nabil Suliman
- Roi Bobeche: Christophe Mortagne
- Reine Clémentine: Aline Martin

Director: Laurent Pelly in collaboration with Christian Räth
Set designs: Chantal Thomas in collaboration with Camille Dugas
Costume design: Laurent Pelly in collaboration with Jean-Jacques Delmonte
Lighting designs: Joël Adam

Duration: approx. 122 minutes
Audio: LPCM 2.0 + DTS-HD Master Audio Surround
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE (main feature only), JP, KO