Carsen's Carmélites returns to Amsterdam

Par Nicolas Nguyen, 09 novembre 2015

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“Sabine Devieilhe... soared like a beam of light, each word exquisitely chiselled”

Critique faite à Dutch National Opera and Ballet, Amsterdam, le 7 novembre 2015

Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites

Dutch National Opera

Stéphane Denève, Direction

Robert Carsen, Mise en scène

Michael Levine, Décors

Falk Bauer, Costumes

Jean-François Lapointe, Marquis de la Force

Sally Matthews, Blanche de la Force

Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Chevalier de la Force

Michael Colvin, Aumônier

Jean-Luc Ballestra, Geôlier

Doris Soffel, Madame de Croissy, la prieure

Adrianne Pieczonka, Madame Lidoine, la nouvelle prieure

Michelle Breedt, Mère Marie

Sabine Devieilhe, Sœur Constance

Virpi Räisänen, Mère Jeanne

Wilke te Brummelstroete, Sœur Mathilde

Roger Smeets, Officer

Mark Omvlee, 1er commissaire

Harry Teeuwen, 2e commissaire

Michael Wilmering, Thierry

Chœur du Dutch National Opera

Residentie Orkest The Hague

Jean Kalman, Lumières

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Nicolas Nguyen

Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.

Robert Carsen’s shattering Dialogues des carmélites returns to Amsterdam for a last time