Dialogues of the Carmelites
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Hugh Vanstone...Stuttgart. His opera productions have included Dialogues des Carmelites (English National Opera), Carmen (Opera North) both directed by Phyllida Lloyd; and The Bartered Bride, directed by Nikolaus Lehnhoff (Glyndebourne). ''Art '' (1998... In this article: The Blue Room, London, Laurence Olivier Award, The Unexpected Man, The Cherry Orchard, Royal National Theatre, Boeing Boeing, and Hamlet |
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Opera Synopsis: Dialogues of the Carmelites. Video: Act II = "Circle of Prayer" (1:40 0.4MB) ... 4600 North 12th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85014 - 602/266-7464 ...
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Dialogues of the Carmelites Staged at Oberlin
DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES, POULENC'S OPERA ABOUT FEAR, FAITH, AND COURAGE ... located at 67 North Main St. on Route 58, between the Oberlin Inn and the Allen ...
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... recently appeared as Fenena in Opera North's concert version of Nabucco, which ... Lyric Opera Premiere: DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES. by Francis Poulenc ...
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'Dialogues of the Carmelites' opera slated for April 18-20
The D'Angelo Opera Theater at Mercyhurst College presents the Francis Poulenc opera ... ERIE | NORTH EAST | WEST | CORRY |Mercyhurst College| Skip Main Nav ...
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Shelby, North Carolina. DMMO Debut. Recently. Dialogues of the Carmelites, Manhattan School of Music. Renata Scotto Opera Academy ...
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... Texas -- The University of North Texas opera theatre will present Dialogues of the Carmelites. ... one of the few 20th century works to be considered a part ...
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... The Consul (2000), Dialogues of the Carmelites (1997), Amahl and the Night ... Opera Company of North Carolina (Raleigh) are all thriving regional companies ...
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Young-Bok Kim returns to Sarasota Opera to reprise the role of Sarastro, which ... with Opera North; as the Marquis de la Force in Dialogues of the Carmelites ...
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musicOMH.com reviews La voix humaine Opera North @ Sadler's Wells, London. ... emotional intensity with Dialogues of the Carmelites a couple of years earlier. ...
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Dialogues of the Carmelites (in French, Dialogues des Carmélites), is an opera in three acts by Francis Poulenc. In 1953, M. Valcarenghi approached Poulenc to commission a ballet for La Scala in Milan; when Poulenc found the proposed subject uninspiring, Valcarenghi suggested instead the screenplay by Georges Bernanos, based on the novella Die Letzte am Schafott (The Last on the Scaffold), by Gertrud von Le Fort. Von Le Fort's story was based in turn on historical events which took place at a Carmelite convent in Compiègne during the French Revolution (see Martyrs of Compiegne). Some sources credit Emmet Lavery as librettist or co-librettist, but others only say "With the permission of Emmet Lavery." According to the article by Ivry, Lavery owned the theatrical rights to the story, and following a legal judgement over the copyright, his name must be given in connection with all staged performances.
The opera was first performed in an Italian version at La Scala on 26 January 1957; the original French version premiered on 21 June 1957 by the Paris Théâtre National de l'Opéra (the current Opéra National de Paris).
The Dialogues contributes to Poulenc's reputation as a composer especially of fine vocal music. The dialogues are largely set in recitative, with a melodic line that closely follows the text. The harmonies are lush, with the occasional wrenching twists that are characteristic of Poulenc's style. Poulenc's deep religious feelings are particularly evident in the gorgeous a cappella setting of Ave Maria in Act II, Scene II, and the Ave verum corpus in Act II, Scene IV.
The libretto is unusually deep in its psychological study of the contrasting characters of Mère Marie de l'Incarnation and Blanche de la Force.
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