Program Book: Salonen Conducts Bluebeard’s Castle, Feb 6-8, 2025

February 06, 2025 — 10 min read

Read the program book for Salonen Conducts Bluebeard’s Castle, Feb 6-8, 2025.

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Opera singers Ekaterina Gubanova and Christian Van Horn sing Bartók's Bluebeard’s Castle (libretto by Béla Balázs)

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Closeup of Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting the CSO

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A young audience member and his guardian standing in the Main Floor lobby

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Closeup of two smiling patrons chatting in the Main Floor lobby

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Closeup of two patrons sitting on the Main Floor

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Wide shot of the CSO with Esa-Pekka Salonen on the podium

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Wide shot of the CSO, Esa-Pekka Salonen, mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova and bass Christian Van Horn

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A closeup of narrator Breezy Leigh who performed in Bartók's Bluebeard’s Castle

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A closeup of mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova

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A closeup of bass Christian Van Horn

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A group shot of opera singers Ekaterina Gubanova, Christian Van Horn and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen

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A group shot of Chicago Symphony Orchestra trumpet and trombone players in the Gallery

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A closeup of CSO principal timpani David Herbert

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Group shot of CSO bass and cello section

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A bow shot of all the guest performers

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