Dialogues des Carmelites 20 years old

Based on a true story, the "Dialogues des Carmelites" sets the life of the Carmelites nuns at the dawn of the French Revolution. “Robert Carsen's production is effective in its simplicity, allowing the drama to speak for itself. Dagmar Schellenberger compellingly conveys Blanche's journey from distress to acceptance… Anja Silja's portrayal of the old Prioress is outstanding, with its disturbing transformation from serene wisdom to terrified, blasphemous, near-madness as death approaches. ...Riccardo Muti and the La Scala orchestra in magnificent form, captured in magnificent sound. Ultimately, it is the final scene, with its multiple executions, that makes or breaks a production of Dialogues. Carsen's allegorical solution is both elegant and deeply moving.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2007

Credits

Dialogues des Carmelites Cast

Name	Character
Dagmar Schellenberger She was 45, now 65 years old	as Blanche de la Force

Dialogues des Carmelites Crew

Name	Department
Riccardo Muti as Music Director. He was 62 (now 82) years old	Sound