Your Rating
Dialogues of the Carmelites
TBADirected byRichard Bonynge
2h 39m
Francis Poulenc's only full-length opera is firmly rooted in the post World War II era. Based on the historical events of the time of the French Revolution, this story of a community of Carmelite nuns who go to the guillotine rather than renounce their calling can be received in many ways. Poulenc's warmly melodic and lyrical score is wholly dramatic and gripping, and Dame Joan Sutherland, recreating the role she sang at the opera's British premiere in 1958, sings the second prioress with commanding moderation. This production serves the inspiration of Poulenc in every important particular of style, economy and theatrical force. Richard Bonynge conducts the Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra. Sung in English.
CAST
Suggested
6.4
Hounddog2008
5.8
O'Dessa2025
6.6
One Chance2013
6.5
Too Late Blues1961
6.7
Suburbia1984
5.9
Honeydripper2007
6.9
Honey: Rise Up and Dance2018
6.0
Make It Happen2008
6.8
Battle of the Year2013
6.7
Good Vibrations2012
6.1
The Man Who Cried2000
6.4
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit1993
6.9
Star!1968
7.1
Cadillac Records2008
6.5
Maria2024
6.7
A Time for Dancing2002
6.3
Coyote Ugly2000
7.8
Monster High: Boo York, Boo York2015
6.2
The Big Store1941
7.4
A Night at the Opera1935