Barrie Kosky delivers a devastating Carmélites at Glyndebourne

Sally Matthews (Blanche) and Florie Valiquette (Sœur Constance)

Sally Matthews (Blanche) and Katarina Dalayman (Mme de Croissy)

Karen Cargill (Mère Marie) and Sally Matthews (Blanche)

Dialogues des Carmélites, Act 3

By Dominic Lowe, 12 June 2023

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“Kosky’s production unleashes a torrent of... emotion through direction of the highest calibre”

Reviewed at Glyndebourne Opera House, Glyndebourne on 10 June 2023

Poulenc, Dialogues des Carmélites

Glyndebourne Festival Opera

Robin Ticciati, Conductor

Barrie Kosky, Director

Katrin Lea Tag, Set Designer

Alessandro Carletti, Lighting Designer

London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Glyndebourne Chorus

Sally Matthews, Blanche de la Force

Katarina Dalayman, Madame de Croissy, the prioress

Golda Schultz, Madame Lidoine, the new prioress

Florie Valiquette, Sœur Constance

Paul Gay, Marquis de la Force

Valentin Thill, Chevalier de la Force

Karen Cargill, Mère Marie

Fiona Kimm, Mère Jeanne

Theodore Platt, Officer

Vincent Ordonneau, Le Père confesseur

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.