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Dialogues des Carmélites : opera en trois actes et 12 Tableaux /

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"Francis Poulenc's penultimate opera tells of the dissolution of the Carmelite cloister of Compiegne at the end of the 18th century, the second year of the new French Republic. The fate and eventual martyrdom of the 16 Carmelite nuns led by a young novice, Blanche de la Force (Anne-Sophie...

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Main Authors: Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963 (Composer), Bernanos, Georges, 1888-1948 (Author)
Corporate Authors: Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Performer), Opéra national du Rhin. Chœurs (Performer), Opéra national du Rhin (Performer)
Other Authors: Duplat, François (Producer), Kent, Don (Director), Schmidt, Anne-Sophie (Performer), Fassbender, Hedwig (Performer), Petibon, Patricia (Performer), Henry, Didier (Performer), Dale, Laurence (Performer), Denize, Nadine (Performer), Millot, Valérie (Performer), Latham-Koenig, Jan, 1953- (Conductor), Audrain, Jacques (director of photography.)
Format: Video
Language:French
Language Notes:Sung in French with subtitles in English.
Published: Berlin, Germany : C Major Entertainment, 1999.
Series:Classical music in video.
Subjects:
Carmelite Nuns > France > Compiègne > Drama.
Carmel de Compiègne > Drama.
Carmel de Compiègne.
Carmelite Nuns.
Operas.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Drama.
France > Histoire > 1789-1799 (Révolution) > Théâtre.
France.
France > Compiègne.
1789-1799
Streaming videos.
Drama.
History.
Televised performances.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:"Francis Poulenc's penultimate opera tells of the dissolution of the Carmelite cloister of Compiegne at the end of the 18th century, the second year of the new French Republic. The fate and eventual martyrdom of the 16 Carmelite nuns led by a young novice, Blanche de la Force (Anne-Sophie Schmidt), is powerfully portrayed in this minimalist production directed by Marthe Keller."--SBS website.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 21, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (156 min.).
Playing Time:02:35:30
Production Credits:Director of photography, Jacques Audrain ; editor, Arnaud Petitet ; stage director, Marthe Keller ; set design, Jean-Pierre Capeyron.