Béla Bartók · 1881–1945 · Hungarian
| Composed | 1911 |
| Instrumentation | 4[1.2.3/pic1.4/pic2] 3[1.2.eh] 3[1/Eb.2/Eb.3/bcl] 4[1.2.3.4/cbn] — 4 4 4 1 — tmp+4 — 2hp cel org — str — plus offstage 4tpt 4tbn |
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Soloists | Kékszakállú / Duke Bluebeard (bass-baritone), Judit (dram sop or mez), the Bard's Prologue (spoken) |
| Genre | Opera |
| Tier | Festival — a major undertaking |
| Editions & hire | Universal Edition ↗ |
| Source | Universal Edition work catalogue (clarinet chair breakdown) with the UE 1925 full-score instrumentation ↗ |
Read in standard international shorthand: flutes · oboes · clarinets · bassoons — horns · trumpets · trombones · tuba — timpani · percussion — harp · keyboard. Section counts include doubling players. Always confirm against the publisher's official parts list before contracting musicians or renting materials.