Dialogues des Carmelites (2004)
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
Director: Robert Carsen
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Christopher Robertson as Marquis de la Force |
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Dagmar Schellenberger as Blanche de la Force |
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Gordon Gietz as Chevalier de la Force |
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Anja Silja as Madame de Croissy |
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Gwynne Geyer as Madame Lidoine |
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Barbara Dever as Mere Marie de l' incarnation |
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Laura Aikin as Soeur Constance |
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Annamaria Popescu as Mere Jeanne |
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Sara Allegretta as Soeur Mathilde |
| Directing | Robert Carsen | Director |
| Sound | Riccardo Muti | Music Director |
