Dialogues of the Carmelites (opera)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dialogues_of_the_Carmelites_(opera)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Dialogues_des_Carmélites_(play)
The Last to the Scaffold (novella)
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Ricordi
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Francis_Poulenc
gptkbp:duration about 3 hours
gptkbp:genre tragic opera
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Martyrdom_of_the_Carmelite_nuns_of_Compiègne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dialogues of the Carmelites (opera)
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Georges_Bernanos
gptkb:Francis_Poulenc
gptkbp:notableAria gptkb:Ave_Maria
gptkb:Salve_Regina
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Blanche_de_la_Force
gptkb:Mother_Marie
gptkb:Chevalier_de_la_Force
gptkb:Madame_de_Croissy
gptkb:Sister_Constance
gptkbp:notableProduction gptkb:Metropolitan_Opera,_1977
gptkbp:notableRecording EMI, 1960, conducted by Pierre Dervaux
gptkbp:orchestration full orchestra
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Dialogues_des_Carmélites
gptkbp:premiereDate 1957-01-26
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:La_Scala,_Milan
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Ricordi
gptkbp:setting gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:structure Three acts
gptkbp:subject Martyrdom of Carmelite nuns
gptkbp:theme gptkb:martyrdom
gptkb:faith
fear
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_Stilwell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6