Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites (movie)

Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites (movie)

  • Production country: US
  • Production companies: Camera Lucida Productions
  • Genre: Music
  • Release date: 7/10/2014
  • Run time: 166 min.

Movie description

At the end of 2013, the year that marked the 50th anniversary of Francis Poulenc’s death, his gripping and moving operatic masterpiece, Dialogues des Carmélites was staged in Paris by director Olivier Py with a cast featuring some of France’s finest female singers – Patricia Petitbon, Véronique Gens, Sandrine Piau and Sophie Koch – under the baton of Jérémie Rohrer. Le Figaro described the production as “a thing of wonder,” while Le Monde called it: “A masterpiece ... the most exciting and consummately achieved show to have been seen on a Parisian stage in a long time … This was great work, magisterial and unforgettable.” “The memorable Dialogues des Carmélites at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées marked the climax of commemorative activities for the 50th anniversary of Poulenc’s death,” wrote Opera magazine of the production of Poulenc’s gripping and moving opera that was staged by the French director Olivier Py in Paris in December 2013.

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Patricia Petibon

Patricia Petibon

Role(s): Blanche de La Force

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Sophie Koch

Sophie Koch

Role(s): Mère Marie de l’Incarnation

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Véronique Gens

Véronique Gens

Role(s): Madame Lidoine

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Sandrine Piau

Sandrine Piau

Role(s): Soeur Constance de Saint Denis

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Rosalind Plowright

Rosalind Plowright

Role(s): Madame de Croissy

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