| The Royal Opera - Dialogues des Carmelites Reviews | 20 April 2024 |
Sophie Koch (Mère Marie)
Sophie Koch (Mère Marie)
Sally Matthews (Blanche de la Force)
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Sally Matthews (Blanche de la Force)
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Dialogues des CarmelitesThe Royal OperaNo. of reviews: 18 | |
Las Carmelitas y sus miedos |
 21 Jun 14 / Mundo Clásico (Spanish) |
Poulenc's tale of a group of nuns sentenced to death during the French Revolution is unforgettable |
| 10 Jun 14 / Express |
Dialogues des Carmélites par Carsen et Rattle à Covent Garden |
| 10 Jun 14 / ResMusica |
The final scene is as heart-wrenching as it should be |
| 7 Jun 14 / The Jewish Chronicle |
A gripping tale |
| 7 Jun 14 / Express |
Dialogues des Carmélites brings out the best in Poulenc – and the Royal Opera House |
| 5 Jun 14 / The Spectator |
Moving and full of heart |
| 4 Jun 14 / Musical Criticism |
Covent Garden’s Carmélites an impressive production |
| 4 Jun 14 / Seen and Heard |
Simon Rattle’s conducting is exceptional, while the evening is filled with an abundance of brilliant performances |
| 2 Jun 14 / Music OMH |
Simon Rattle conducts a radiant account of Poulenc’s opera |
| 2 Jun 14 / Financial Times |
An evening of considerable emotional power, in which a great opera is well served by the compan |
| 2 Jun 14 / The Stage |
Simon Rattle loves this score - but can the production match? |
| 2 Jun 14 / The Arts Desk |
Poulenc's harrowing opera about Carmelite nuns is lost in space but saved by a finely wrought performance |
| 1 Jun 14 / The Observer |
Focused and strong |
| 31 May 14 / Telegraph |
A minimal yet powerful staging by Robert Carsen |
| 31 May 14 / What's on Stage |
A production that leaves you with a lump in your throat |
| 31 May 14 / The Guardian |
Minimalist intensity |
| 31 May 14 / Bachtrack |
In its quiet, crepuscular way, this is a grimly compelling production |
| 30 May 14 / Classical Source |
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How do you give Poulenc's opera about revolutionary France an authentic edge? Cast homeless people, ex-offenders and the unemployed.
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Cast
Allen, Beuron/Gomes, Matthews, Gillespie, Polaski, Prohaska, Koch, Bernays, Bell, Sikora, Carby, Oke, Butt Philip, de Souza, Riches, Smith
(c) Rattle (d) Carsen
Performance dates
29 May, 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 June 2014
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13 Apr 24 / Bachtrack |