Dialogues des Carmelites

Synopsis

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

Main Cast

Christopher Robertson

Marquis de la Force

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Dagmar Schellenberger

Blanche de la Force

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Gordon Gietz

Chevalier de la Force

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Anja Silja

Madame de Croissy

Age : 89 | Popularity : 3%

Gwynne Geyer

Madame Lidoine

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Barbara Dever

Mere Marie de l' incarnation

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Laura Aikin

Soeur Constance

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Annamaria Popescu

Mere Jeanne

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Music Director	Riccardo Muti
Directing	Director	Robert Carsen
Department	Role	Name

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