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Poulenc's extraordinary opera about a community of Carmelite nuns is set during the French Revolution. It charts the spiritual quest of the heroine,
Blanche, as she comes to terms with the will of God and the meaning of death - a struggle between sacred and secular mirrored in Poulenc's own life.
Poulenc Dialogues des Carmelites
Chorus of the Opera du Rhin, Strasbourg Philharmonic, conductor Jan Latham-Koenig Act
8.05 The Nuns' Tale
Jeremy Sams unravels the background to Poulenc's opera, and provides a listener's guide to the sisters of the order. Repeat
8.25 Acts 2 and 3

Contributors

Unknown:
Jeremy Sams
Blanche:
Anne-Sophie Schmidt (soprano
Constance:
Patricia Petibon (soprano)
Mere Marie:
Hedwig Fassbender (mezzo)
Madame de Croissy:
Nadine Denize (contralto)
Madame Lidoine:
Valerie Millot (soprano)
Chevalier de la Force:
Laurence Dale (tenor)
Marquis de la Force:
Didier Henry (baritone)
The Chaplain LEONARD:
Pezzino (tenor)
Un Geolier CHRISTOPHE:
Fel (bass)
Mere Jeanne de I'Enfant Jesus:
Michele Besse (soprano)
Source: Radio Times

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