Dialogues des Carmelites : opéra en trois actes et 12 Tableaux / musique de Francis Poulenc ; texte de la pièce de Georges Bernanos ; porté à l'opéra avec l'autorisation de M. Emmet Lavery.

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963.

Contributor:

Audrain, Jacques.

Bernanos, Georges, 1888-1948.

Dale, Laurence., Performer.

Denize, Nadine., Performer.

Duplat, François.

Fassbender, Hedwig., Performer.

Henry, Didier., Performer.

Keller, Marthe.

Kent, Don.

Latham-Koenig, Jan, 1953- Conductor.

Millot, Valérie., Performer.

Petibon, Patricia., Performer.

Schmidt, Anne-Sophie., Performer.

Opéra national du Rhin.

Opéra national du Rhin. Chœurs.

Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Standardized Title:

Dialogues des Carmélites

Language:

French

Subjects (All):

Carmel de Compiègne--Drama.

Carmel de Compiègne.

Carmelite Nuns--France--Compiègne--Drama.

Carmelite Nuns.

Operas.

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Drama.

France.

Genre:

Operas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (156 min.)

Other Title:

Dialogues of the Carmelites

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : C Major Entertainment, 1999.

Language Note:

Sung in French with subtitles in English.

Summary:

This is a story of community of nuns who choose to go to the guillotine rather than renounce their calling. In the main role, highly-acclaimed soprano Patricia Petibon, one of the most sought after young singers of our time.

Participant:

Anne-Sophie Schmidt (Blanche de la Force), Hedwig Fassbender (Mere Marie), Patricia Petibon (Constance), Didier Henry (Le Marquis de la Force), Laurence Dale (Le chevalier de la Force), Nadine Denize (Madame de Croissy), Valerie Millot (Madame Lidoine) ; Jan Latham-Koenig, conductor ; Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg ; Choeurs de l'Opéra national du Rhin.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 21, 2014).

Filmed during a live performance at the Opéra national du Rhin in 1999.

OCLC:

877884299