AUGUST 7, 2025 00:20 AM on FRANCE TV ICI NORMANDIE : Save the date !
Dialogues of the Carmelites – an opera by Francis Poulenc performed by the Opéra and Orchestre de Normandie.
A powerful and unforgettable night of opera, captured live from the Opéra de Rouen. Don’t miss this deeply moving production directed by Tiphaine Raffier.
Perhaps the most powerful tragic work in the French operatic repertoire—and with it, the promise of an unforgettable experience. For this new production, the Opéra de Rouen welcomes Tiphaine Raffier, acclaimed for the emotional depth of her theatre productions.
Surrounded by a French cast, she presents her highly anticipated first opera staging. Through her vision, we feel the doubts, courage, and defiant spirit of the Carmelite nuns as the Reign of Terror unfolds and the guillotine casts its threatening shadow. Poulenc’s sublime music captures the collective anxiety and determination of the sisters.
It leaves an indelible mark—one that resonates long after the final chord, wrapped in silence.
Musical Direction: Ben Glassberg
Stage Direction: Tiphaine Raffier
Dramaturgy & Artistic Collaboration: Eddy Garaudel
Movement Collaboration: Catherine Galasso
Set Design: Hélène Jourdan
Costumes: Caroline Tavernier
Lighting Design: Kelig Le Bars
Video Design: Nicolas Morgan
The Marquis de La Force / The Jailer: Jean-Fernand Setti
Blanche de La Force: Hélène Carpentier
The Chevalier de La Force: Julien Henric
The Chaplain of the Carmel: François Rougier
Madame de Croissy: Lucile Richardot
Madame Lidoine: Axelle Fanyo
Mother Marie: Eugénie Joneau
Sister Constance: Emy Gazeilles
Mother Jeanne: Aurélia Legay
First Commissioner: Matthieu Justine
Second Commissioner / Officer: Jean-Luc Ballestra
Sister Mathilde: Alice Gregorio
Monsieur Javelinot / Thierry: Ronan Airault
Ensemble:
Carla-Marine Cleray, Gribouille Sorton, Roméo Agratina, Nabil Berrehil, Eytan Bracha
Orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Rouen Normandie
Orchestre Régional de Normandie
Choir:
accentus / Opéra de Rouen Normandie
Co-production: Opéra national de Lorraine
Filmed by: Camera Lucida
With the support of: France TV and France 3 Normandie
Available on: france.tv
