Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites

Overview

At the end of 2013, the year that marked the 50th anniversary of Francis Poulenc’s death, his gripping and moving operatic masterpiece, Dialogues des Carmélites was staged in Paris by director Olivier Py with a cast featuring some of France’s finest female singers – Patricia Petitbon, Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau and Sophie Koch – under the baton of Jérémie Rohrer. Le Figaro described the production as “a thing of wonder,” while Le Monde called it: “A masterpiece ... the most exciting and consummately achieved show to have been seen on a Parisian stage in a long time … This was great work, magisterial and unforgettable.” “The memorable Dialogues des Carmélites at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées marked the climax of commemorative activities for the 50th anniversary of Poulenc’s death,” wrote Opera magazine of the production of Poulenc’s gripping and moving opera that was staged by the French director Olivier Py in Paris in December 2013.

Cast

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Patricia Petibon

Blanche de La Force

Sophie Koch

Mère Marie de l’Incarnation

Véronique Gens

Madame Lidoine

Sandrine Piau

Soeur Constance de Saint Denis

Rosalind Plowright

Madame de Croissy

Topi Lehtipuu

Le Chevalier de La Force

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Philippe Rouillon

Le Marquis de La Force

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Annie Vavrille

Mère Jeanne de l’Enfant Jésus

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Sophie Pondjiclis

Soeur Mathilde

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François Piolino

Le Père confesseur du couvent

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Jérémy Duffau

Le premier commissaire

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Yuri Kissin

Le second commissaire, un officier