Opera in 3 acts and 12 scenes, 1957 - Music and Libretto Francis Poulenc, after Georges Bernanos
Opéra de Toulon, 2013
CAST
Musical director: Serge Baudo
Staging and Set design: Jean-Philippe Clarac & Olivier Deloeuil
Costumes: Thibaut Welchlin
Lighting design: Rick Martin
Ermonela Jaho, Nadine Denize, Laurent Alvaro, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Angeles Blancas Gulin, Virginie Pochon, Sophie Fournier, Olivier Dumait, Thomas Morris, Philippe Ermelier
PRODUCTION
Opéra de Toulon / Clarac-Deloeuil > le lab
ABOUT
Contrary to what might be expected, we do not consider Dialogues des Carmélites as an historical opera. Our production is not about history, but rather about spirituality. Set in a metaphorical space, the scenci design consists in a minimalist selection of geometrical elements, at the same time raw and sophisticated. At the center of the stage lays a huge Catholic cross, entirely made out of white stones. This pristine white cross refers to the key symbol of Catholicism. But it also becomes the ideal vehicle for spirituality, for meditation and ritualistic actions.
