Mass appeal: Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites revived at the Met

Sabine Devieilhe (Sœur Constance) and Ailyn Pérez (Blanche)

Alice Coote (Madame de Croissy) and Jamie Barton (Mère Marie)

Christine Goerke (Madame Lidoine)

Dialogues des Carmélites

Por Cameron Kelsall, 16 enero 2023

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“underscoring the terror that accompanies a loss of faith in your darkest hour”

Crítica hecha desde Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, Nueva York el 15 enero 2023

Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites

Metropolitan Opera

Bertrand de Billy, Dirección

John Dexter, Dirección de escena

David Reppa, Diseño de escena

Jane Greenwood, Diseño de vestuario

Gil Wechsler, Diseño de iluminación

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Sarah Ina Meyers, Director de reposición

Ailyn Pérez, Blanche de la Force

Alice Coote, Madame de Croissy, the prioress

Christine Goerke, Madame Lidoine, the new prioress

Sabine Devieilhe, Sœur Constance

Laurent Naouri, Marquis de la Force

Piotr Buszewski, Chevalier de la Force

Jamie Barton, Mère Marie

Cierra Byrd, Sœur Mathilde

Tony Stevenson, Le Père confesseur

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Cameron Kelsall

Cameron Kelsall is a classical music critic and cultural reporter. He has written for Bachtrack since 2019, and his byline has appeared in many national and international classical music publications. Based in Philadelphia, he regularly travels around the United States for musical events. In addition to his career in journalism, Cameron also teaches in the Theatre Arts program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a certified sommelier and avid home cook. His favorite composer is Mahler. Twitter: @CameronPKelsall.