DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES
Francis Poulenc 1899-1963
January 23rd to February 2nd 2025
Sala Principal
DIALOGUES DES CARMÉLITES
Francis Poulenc 1899-1963
An opera in three acts
Libretto by the composer, based on the eponymous play
by Georges Bernanos
PROGRAMME (Book version)
There are productions that do not show the passage of time. The
special touch of genius with which they were given life by their
creator has made them imperishable. This is the case of stage
director Robert Carsen's Dialogues des Carmélites. Premiered in
1997 in Amsterdam, it is now considered a reference version of
Poulenc's masterpiece. The masterful design of the lighting and
Carsen’s gift for expressing everything through the acting of
singers and the movement of the extras, without the need for
scenery, are key to how he gets the audience involved in this
moving story. Riccardo Minasi conducts the score for the first
time, with a large cast that includes the veteran Doris Soffel in
the outstanding role of Madame de Croissy and the promising voices
of the Bolivian-Albanian soprano Carolina López Moreno and the
French tenor Valentin Thill.
January 2025 |
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| 23 | Thursday | 19:30 | |
| 25 | Saturday | 19:00 | |
| 28 | Tuesday | 19:30 | |
| 31 | Friday | 19:30 | |
February 2025 |
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| 02 | Sunday | 18:00 | |
Creative Team
Conductor
Riccardo Minasi
Stage director
Robert Carsen
Set designer
Michael Levine
Costume designer
Falk Bauer
Set desginer
Robert Carsen, Cor van den Brink
Choreography
Philippe Giraudeau
Dramaturgy
Ian Burton
Associate stage director
Christophe Gayral
Cast
Blanche de la Force
Alexandra Marcellier
Le Marquis de la Force
Nicolas Cavallier
Le Chevalier de la Force
Valentin Thill
Madame de Croissy
Doris Soffel
Sœur Constance de Saint-Denis
Sandra Hamaoui
Madame Lidoine
Ambur Braid
Mère Marie de l’Incarnation
Michèle Losier
Father Confessor of the Convent
Michael Colvin
Mère Jeanne de l’enfant Jésus
Marina Rodríguez-Cusì
Sœur Mathilde
Laura Fleur++
Officer
Irakli Pkhaladze++
First commissioner
Filipp Modestov++
Second commissioner
Bryan Sala++
Jailer
Isaac Galán+
Thierry
Irakli Pkhaladze++
Monsieur Javelinot
Bryan Sala++
Religiosas carmelites
Myriam Arnouk, Irina Avramenko+, Nuada Le
Dréve++, Tanya Durán-Gil, Ester Ferraro++, Ángela Lindo, Carla
Mayer, Estíbaliz Ruiz, Carmina Sánchez, Carla Sanmartín Ganau,
Antonella Zanetti++
Cor de la Generalitat Valenciana
Chorus
masterJordi Blanch Tordera
Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana
+Centre de
Perfeccionament
++Alumni Centre de
Perfeccionament
Production from Dutch National Opera & Ballet de Ámsterdam
