The Carmelites (Les Dialogues des Carmelites)

Archive Listings for The Carmelites (Les Dialogues des Carmelites)

T02007934654 (ENO05) Running time 2 hours 45 minutes.Corporate Sponsor Sky. Corporate Sponsor Artsworld. Producer English National Opera. Producer Welsh National Opera. Director I:Phyllida Lloyd. Design Anthony Ward. Lighting Hugh Vanstone. Translation Joseph Machlis. Performer Felicity Palmer (Madame de Croissy). Performer Josephine Barstow (Mother Marie). Performer Catrin Wyn-Davies (Blanche de la Force). Performer Ashley Holland (Marquis de la Force). Performer Orla Boylan (Madame Lidoine). Performer Sarah Tynan (Sister Constance). Performer Anne Marie Gibbons (Sister Mathilde). Performer Ryland Davies (Chaplain). Performer James Edwards (First Commissioner). Performer Roland Wood (Second Commissioner). Performer Toby Stafford-Allen (Officer). Performer David Stephenson (Gaoler). Performer William Berger (Monsieur Javelinot). Conductor Paul Daniel.
5 Oct 05 to 3 Nov 05	London Coliseum, West End :: V376 listing details L01150017563
T01523189410 (WNO99) Sung in English, New Production. Approximate running time 2hrs 50minsCompany Welsh National Opera. Conductor Gareth Jones. Design Anthony Ward. Lighting Hugh Vanstone. Choreographer Kate Flatt. Performer David Barrell (Marquis de la Force). Performer Catrin Wyn-Davies (Blanche de la Force). Performer Nicholas Sears (Chevalier de la Force). Performer Elizabeth Vaughan (Mme de Croissy). Performer Sally Burgess (Mother Marie). Performer Natalie Christie (Sister Constance). Performer Neil Jenkins (Father Confessor).
9 Dec 99	New Theatre (formerly known as Apollo Theatre), Oxford :: V802 listing details L460815300
25 Nov 99	Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool :: V534 listing details L01902897929
19 Nov 99	Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham :: V145 listing details L316994330
4 Nov 99	Hippodrome, Bristol :: V856 listing details L2135536075
28 Oct 99	Mayflower Theatre, Southampton :: V774 listing details L541134321
2 Oct 99 to 20 Oct 99	New Theatre, Cardiff :: V823 listing details L0438651671
T0255970517 (ENO98) New production in association with the [Welsh National Opera].Company English National Opera (ENO). Conductor Paul Daniel. Director Phyllida Lloyd. Performer Josephine Barstow (Marie). Performer Joan Rodgers (Blanche). Performer Alan Opie (Marquis). Performer Neil Archer (Chevalier). Performer Rita Cullis (Lidoine). Performer Susan Gritton (Constance). Performer Elizabeth Vaughan (de Croissy). Translation Joseph Machlis.
20 May 99 to 10 Jun 99	London Coliseum, West End :: V376 listing details L01411955966

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Opera or Operetta :: The action takes place during the French Revolution and follows the persecution of a convent of Carmelite nuns who declare a vow of martyrdom. Blanche, a novice at the convent, has a crisis of faith and in the climate of social unrest flees to the safety of her family only to find her father, the Marquis, has been executed. Blanche has to confront her fear and make a terrifying choice, does she renounce her faith and disappear into the crowd, or join her sisters as they face the guillotine one by one?

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