U.'S Lyric Opera Ensemble Tackles Rare Poulenc Work
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › April 18, 2010
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Frenchman Francis Poulenc was a prolific composer. Although best known today for his instrumental music, he also penned a number of stage works, including three operas. Of these three, "Dialogues des Carmelites" ("Dialogues of the Carmelites") is without question one of his most important works and one of the 20th century's most significant and compelling operas.
Premiering in Milan, Italy, in 1957, six years before Poulenc's death, "Dialogues" is a powerful and moving story set in the waning days of the French Revolution. It is based on a true story of a group of 16 Carmelite nuns among whom is Blanche de la Force, the daughter of a nobleman.See the full content of this document
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U.'S Lyric Opera Ensemble Tackles Rare Poulenc Work
She joins the convent to find salvation, but, as her father and brother believe, her real reason is because she wants to escape. Blanche has a morbid nature and a fear of life; being ...
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