Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites Tickets
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Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites Tickets

The devastating tragedy returns to The Met stage.
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Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites Tickets

About Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites

Poulenc’s devastating tragedy returns, with soprano Ailyn Pérez as the young woman at the center of the harrowing, quasi-historical tale of an order of Carmelite nuns martyred in Paris during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. The remarkable cast also features soprano Sabine Devieilhe in her Met debut as Blanche’s fellow novice Constance, soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the unshakeable Madame Lidoine, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as Mère Marie, and mezzo-soprano Alice Coote in her role debut as Madame de Croissy. Maestro Bertrand de Billy conducts John Dexter’s striking and timeless staging.

World premiere: Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 1957. One of the most successful operas of the later decades of the 20th century, Dialogues des Carmélites is a rare case of a modern work that is equally esteemed by audiences and experts. The opera focuses on a young member of an order of Carmelite nuns, the aristocratic Blanche de la Force, who must overcome a pathological timidity in order to answer her life’s calling. The score reflects key aspects of its composer’s personality: Francis Poulenc was an urbane Parisian with a profound mystical dimension, and the opera addresses both the characters’ internal lives and their external realities.

Start date

January 15th, 2023

End date

January 23rd, 2023

Categories

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Reviews

Audiences Say
Great singing, Absorbing, Great staging, Thought-provoking, Ambitious
87
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12 reviews on Show-Score

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Patrick M 4
Thought-provoking, Riveting, Great acting, Great singing, Absorbing
84 / 100
TallErnie
Masterful, Great singing, Great writing, Great staging, Exquisite
91 / 100
Richard 129440
Great singing, Great staging, Slow, Thought-provoking, Absorbing
87 / 100
danny 6175
Thought-provoking, Resonant, Intelligent, Great staging, Great singing
91 / 100
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Venue

30 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, United States, 10023

Accessibility

Elevator access, wheelchair access, accessible listening devices, Braille and large print programs

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