NEC Opera Presents Poulenc's "Dialogues of the Carmelites"

Boston MA

22 June, 2021

9:53 AM

Description

New England Conservatory (NEC)'s Opera Studies Department presents Francis Poulenc's opera, Dialogues of the Carmelites, streaming June 23-24, 2021. The Martyrs of Compiègne, Carmelite nuns, are caught in the closing days of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. In 1794 they were guillotined in Paris for refusing to renounce their vocation. Blanche de la Force is an aristocratic novice who flees her convent when it is desecrated, only to return and join her fellow nuns as they are led to their execution. The three-act opera, divided into sixteen scenes, is sung in English, and the production is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes. Recorded in NEC's state-of-the-art Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre with piano accompaniment, the opera is free and will be available at the scheduled broadcast times by visiting: June 23, 7pm ET: https://necmusic.edu/events/poulenc-dialogues-carmelites-june23 June 24, 7pm ET: https://necmusic.edu/events/poulenc-dialogues-carmelites-june24 The performances will be available to stream on-demand for two weeks following the premieres. Artistic Team: Joshua Major, stage director BallSquare Films, film production Erica Brookhyser, Guest Artist Michael Strauss, musical preparation and piano Daniel Wyneken, musical preparation and piano Erica J. Washburn, choral preparation Da-Yu Liu and Seulah Noh, choral pianists Cesara Walters, stage manager Jeff Adelberg, Lighting Design Johnathan Smith, Sound June 23 Cast: Angela Yam, Blanche Raji Venkat, Constance Erica Brookhyser, Madame de Croissy – Guest Artist Margaret Malone, Madame Lidoine Ana Mora, Mère Marie Juliette Kaoudji, Mère Jeanne Lizzy Stant, Soeur Mathilde Andrew Stack, Marquis/Dr. Javelinot Anthony León, Chevalier Samuel Rosner, L'Aumônier Matthew Christopher, Jailor/2nd Commissioner/1st Officer Josaphat Contreras, 1st Commissioner/Thierry NUNS: Chihiro Asano, Marina Beeson, Brittany Bryant, Marissa Fieland, Molly Flynn, Lauren Guthridge, Emma Robertson, Katherine Skafidas, Huanhuan Xie June 24 Cast: Michaela Kelly, Blanche Sara Buggy, Constance Erica Brookhyser, Madame de Croissy – Guest Artist Allyson Bennett, Madame Lidoine Darby Clinard, Mère Marie Juliette Kaoudji, Mère Jeanne Lizzy Stant, Soeur Mathilde Andrew Stack, Marquis/Dr. Javelinot Samuel Rosner, Chevalier Philippe L'Esperance, L'Aumônier Matthew Christopher, Jailor/2nd Commissioner/1st Officer Josaphat Contreras, 1st Commissioner/Thierry NUNS: Chihiro Asano, Marina Beeson, Brittany Bryant, Marissa Fieland, Molly Flynn, Lauren Guthridge, Emma Robertson, Katherine Skafidas, Huanhuan Xie