Poulenc Dialogues des Carmelites

At the end of 2013 the year that marked the 50th anniversary of Francis Poulencs death his gripping and moving operatic masterpiece Dialogues des Carmélites was staged in Paris by director Olivier Py with a cast featuring some of Frances finest female singers Patricia Petitbon Véronique Gens Sandrine Piau and Sophie Koch under the baton of Jérémie Rohrer Le Figaro described the production as a thing of wonder while Le Monde called it A masterpiece the most exciting and consummately achieved show to have been seen on a Parisian stage in a long time This was great work magisterial and unforgettable The memorable Dialogues des Carmélites at the Théâtre des ChampsElysées marked the climax of commemorative activities for the 50th anniversary of Poulencs death wrote Opera magazine of the production of Poulencs gripping and moving opera that was staged by the French director Olivier Py in Paris in December 2013