General Information
- Production title:Dialogues des Carmélites - Bayerische Staatsoper (2016)
- Creation date:23/01/2016
- Work - Composer:Dialogues des carmélites - Francis Poulenc
- Opera house:Bayerische Staatsoper - Nationaltheater
Description
In his 1957 opera Dialogues des Carmélites, French composer Francis Poulenc sets revolution and religion on a collision course: young Blanche de la Force, haunted from birth by panic attacks, seeks refuge in the isolation of a convent, where she hopes to overcome her torturous fear of life. Her entry into the Order of the Carmelites and her conversations with the other nuns strengthen her and her faith, but the fear remains. The French Revolution does not stop at the walls of the convent and prohibits the nuns from carrying out the rules of their order. They rise in opposition, even accepting a martyr’s death rather than give in. All except Blanche – she flees again, terrified of death. The steadfastness with which the sisters face their martyrdom rescues Blanche from her anxiety. Fearlessly, she follows them to the gallows.
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Schedule
January 23, 2016 19:00:00
January 28, 2016 19:00:00
January 30, 2016 19:00:00
February 01, 2016 19:00:00
Casting
Oscar Quezada
Tobias Neumann
Work's characters list
Director
Conductor
Marquis de la Force
Blanche de la Force
Chevalier de la Force
Madame de Croissy
Madame Lidoine
Mère Marie
Soeur Constance
Mère Jeanne
Soeur Mathilde
L'aumônier
1er commissaire
2ème commissaire
L'officier
Le geôlier
Thierry
Dr. Javelinot
Dr. Javelinot
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