Dialogues of the Carmelites presented by Washington National Opera at The Kennedy Center

Dialogues of the Carmelites

The Kennedy Center
2700 F Street, NW Washington

Faith is put to the ultimate test in Poulenc's powerful opera about an order of Carmelite nuns who refuse to renounce their beliefs during the French Revolution. WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello directs this company premiere, sung in English.

Presented by Washington National Opera

Thru - Mar 10, 2015

Price: $25-$300

Running Time: 3 hours;one intermission

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The Georgetowner - Recommended

"...WNO Artistic Director Francesca Zambello’s guides the production by letting it evolve almost organically—as the pace leads the women more and more into the maws of the revolution, they seem to come together as a group—you see them praying lying flat on the ground, coming together in prayer, in debate, in sorrow and fearfulness, and finally, to their end."

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- Gary Tischler

MD Theatre Guide - Recommended

"...There’s no lack of fine voices, though, with the WNO debuts of sopranos Leah Crocetto and Layla Claire, the latter as the new nun Blanche. They are augmented by returning mezzo-sopranos Dolora Zajick in a stirring role as a mother superior who rails against her own death, a highlight of the first act, and Elizabeth Bishop for some stirring work."

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- Roger Catlin

DCTheatreScene - Recommended

this Dialogues of the Carmelites feels like a difficult meditation on the power of fear, and not just individual psychology of fear but the frenzy of group hysteria. It is a timely and important examination of what can drive people to take part in shedding blood in the name of the apocalypse.

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- Susan Galbraith

Dialogues of the Carmelites presented by Washington National Opera at The Kennedy Center