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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

Top Cast

  • Christopher Robertson

    Christopher Robertson

    Marquis de la Force

  • Dagmar Schellenberger

    Dagmar Schellenberger

    Blanche de la Force

  • Gordon Gietz

    Gordon Gietz

    Chevalier de la Force

  • Anja Silja

    Anja Silja

    Madame de Croissy

  • Gwynne Geyer

    Gwynne Geyer

    Madame Lidoine

  • Barbara Dever

    Barbara Dever

    Mere Marie de l' incarnation

  • Laura Aikin

    Laura Aikin

    Soeur Constance

  • Annamaria Popescu

    Annamaria Popescu

    Mere Jeanne

  • Sara Allegretta

    Sara Allegretta

    Soeur Mathilde

Overview

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

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