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

Par Cameron Kelsall, 16 janvier 2023

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

Critique faite à Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York, le 15 janvier 2023

Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites

Metropolitan Opera

Bertrand de Billy, Direction

John Dexter, Mise en scène

David Reppa, Décors

Jane Greenwood, Costumes

Gil Wechsler, Lumières

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

The Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Sarah Ina Meyers, Revival Director

Ailyn Pérez, Blanche de la Force

Alice Coote, Madame de Croissy, la prieure

Christine Goerke, Madame Lidoine, la nouvelle prieure

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, Aumônier

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***11

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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.