Dialogues des Carmelites

Based on a true story, the "Dialogues des Carmelites" sets the life of the Carmelites nuns at the dawn of the French Revolution. “Robert Carsen's production is effective in its simplicity, allowing the drama to speak for itself. Dagmar Schellenberger compellingly conveys Blanche's journey from distress to acceptance… Anja Silja's portrayal of the old Prioress is outstanding, with its disturbing transformation from serene wisdom to terrified, blasphemous, near-madness as death approaches. ...Riccardo Muti and the La Scala orchestra in magnificent form, captured in magnificent sound. Ultimately, it is the final scene, with its multiple executions, that makes or breaks a production of Dialogues. Carsen's allegorical solution is both elegant and deeply moving.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2007

Cast

Christopher Robertson Marquis de la Force Dagmar Schellenberger Blanche de la Force Gordon Gietz Chevalier de la Force Anja Silja Madame de Croissy

Gwynne Geyer Madame Lidoine

Barbara Dever Mere Marie de l' incarnation Laura Aikin Soeur Constance Annamaria Popescu Mere Jeanne Sara Allegretta Soeur Mathilde

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