Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites

Ever since John Dexter’s striking production marked the company premiere of Dialogues des Carmélites in 1977, Poulenc’s devastating masterpiece has been a favorite of Met audiences. In this 2019 performance, Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads a starry revival, headlined by mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as Blanche de la Force, who joins a convent of Carmelite nuns to escape the terrors of the French Revolution. The exceptional cast also features soprano Karita Mattila as Madame de Croissy, sopranos Erin Morley and Adrianne Pieczonka and mezzo-soprano Karen Cargill as Blanche’s fellow sisters, and tenor David Portillo as the protective Chevalier de la Force. (© The Metropolitan Opera)