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