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
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.
