Dialogues des Carmelites
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
Cast
Christopher Robertson
as Marquis de la Force
Dagmar Schellenberger
as Blanche de la Force
Gordon Gietz
as Chevalier de la Force
Anja Silja
as Madame de Croissy
Gwynne Geyer
as Madame Lidoine
Barbara Dever
as Mere Marie de l' incarnation
Laura Aikin
as Soeur Constance
Annamaria Popescu
as Mere Jeanne
Sara Allegretta
as Soeur Mathilde
