Dialogues des Carmélites

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Dialogues des Carmélites is a 1957 opera by Francis Poulenc that dramatizes the fate of a group of Carmelite nuns during the French Revolution, noted for its spiritual intensity and tragic ending.

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instanceOf lyric tragedy
opera
basedOn Dialogues des Carmélites (play) by Georges Bernanos
a novella by Gertrud von Le Fort
catalogNumber FP 159
character Chevalier de la Force
Madame Lidoine
Madame de Croissy
Marquis de la Force
Mother Marie
Sœur Constance
commissionedBy La Scala
composer Francis Poulenc
ending execution of the nuns by guillotine
firstFrenchPremiereDate 1957-06-21
firstFrenchPremierePlace Opéra de Paris
genre religious opera
historicalBasis martyrdom of the Carmelites of Compiègne
historicalEventDepicted Reign of Terror
language French
librettist Francis Poulenc
mainCharacter Blanche de la Force
notableFeature spiritual intensity
tragic ending
notableScene death of Madame de Croissy
final guillotine scene
numberOfActs 3
orchestration full symphony orchestra
originalLanguageVersion French
otherLanguageVersion English
German
Italian
period 20th-century opera
premiereDate 1957-01-26
premierePlace La Scala, Milan
linked to: La Scala
publisher Ricordi
settingPeriod French Revolution
settingPlace France
structure 12 scenes
style 20th-century tonal
neo-classical elements
subject Carmelite nuns
theme faith and doubt
fear and courage
martyrdom
religious vocation
vocalForces children’s chorus (optional in some productions)
mixed chorus
solo voices

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Francis Poulenc notableWork Dialogues des Carmélites
Dialogues des Carmélites basedOn Dialogues des Carmélites (play) by Georges Bernanos
linked to: Dialogues des Carmélites