Dialogues des Carmélites
Dialogues des Carmélites is a masterpiece based on a true story. The opera tells the tale of a young woman from an aristocratic family who seeks refuge in a convent to escape the terror of the revolutionaries. Composer Francis Poulenc’s combination of haunting melodies and religious hymns lingers in your memory long after the guillotine’s fateful blade has fallen.
Available for viewing exclusively in Finland.
MUSIC Francis Poulenc
LIBRETTO Francis Poulenc
CONDUCTOR James Sherlock
DIRECTOR Olivier Py
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Daniel Izzo
SETS Pierre-André Weitz
COSTUMES Pierre-André Weitz
LIGHTING DESIGN Bertrand Killy
Cast :
BLANCHE DE LA FORCE Marjukka Tepponen
SISTER CONSTANCE Sanna Iljin
MADAME LIDOINE, THE NEW PRIORESS Pauliina Linnosaari
MODER MARIE Tuija Knihtilä
MARQUIS DE LA FORCE Markus Nieminen
CHEVALIER DE LA FORCE Tuomas Katajala
MADAME DE CROISSY, THE PRIORESS Johanna Rusanen
A PRIEST Mika Pohjonen
MOTHER JEANNE Getter unt
JAVELINOT Aarne Pelkonen
THIERRY Juha-Pekka Mitjonen
SISTER MATHILDE Jeni Packalen
FIRST COMISSARY Jasper Leppänen
SECOND COMISSARY Arto Hosio
COMISSIONED OFFICER Arto Hosio
JAILER Juha-Pekka Mitjonen
Soprano Tuuli Takala, language coach Juha Karvonen, and researcher Virpi Mäkinen discuss the work during the intermission. Journalist Sami Sykkö leads the conversation.
