San Francisco Opera has released production photos of Francis Poulenc's Dialogues of the Carmelties (Dialogues des Carmélites) at the War Memorial Opera House, running October 15-30. Caroline H. Hume ...

On July 17, 1794, at 8:00 p.m., the nuns were executed in the Place du Trône, today's Place de la Nation, after being convicted of hostility to the French Revolution. Pope Francis approved the ...

The Metropolitan Opera presented a star-studded cast of female voices in its revival of the now-classic John Dexter production of Dialogue des Carmélites on January 15. Dexter’s staging, now nearing ...

Suffused with Christian themes, it's about religion vs. tyranny, fear vs. faith, self vs. sacrifice, about one person's death sometimes saving another. In the wake of his midlife reembrace of Roman ...

What makes "Dialogues" so distinctive is Poulenc's score, a stream of haunting lyricism, dramatic punctuations and instrumental luxuriance. The orchestra plays a crucial role in the narrative ...

The biggest cast ever seen at the Royal Opera House are taking to the stage. The 167-strong troupe is made up of 14 principals, 60 chorus, 26 actors and 67 others, who are collectively known as the ...