Poulenc's opera Dialogues des Carmélites

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Poulenc's_opera_Dialogues_des_Carmélites
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:opera
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Dialogues_des_Carmélites_(play)
novel by Gertrud von Le Fort
gptkbp:commissionedBy gptkb:Ricordi
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Francis_Poulenc
gptkbp:duration about 3 hours
gptkbp:firstFrenchPerformance gptkb:Opéra_de_Paris
gptkbp:firstFrenchPerformanceDate 1957-06-21
gptkbp:genre tragic opera
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Martyrdom_of_the_Carmelite_nuns_of_Compiègne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poulenc's opera Dialogues des Carmélites
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:librettist gptkb:Francis_Poulenc
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Blanche_de_la_Force
gptkb:Mother_Marie
gptkb:Chevalier_de_la_Force
gptkb:Madame_de_Croissy
gptkb:Sister_Constance
gptkbp:notableAria gptkb:Ave_Maria
gptkb:Salve_Regina
gptkbp:notableScene final guillotine scene
gptkbp:numberOfActs 3
gptkbp:orchestration large orchestra
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Dialogues_des_Carmélites
gptkbp:premiereDate 1957-01-26
gptkbp:premiereLocation gptkb:La_Scala,_Milan
gptkbp:setting gptkb:French_Revolution
gptkbp:subject gptkb:faith
gptkb:sacrifice
fear
martyrdom of Carmelite nuns
gptkbp:title gptkb:Dialogues_of_the_Carmelites
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Martyrs_of_Compiègne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8