Michele Mariotti, at his first opening in the role of Music Director of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, conducts Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites staged by Emma Dante.
The evening was filmed by Rai Cultura and broadcast on Rai5 as well as on Radio3 Rai.
The protagonist in the role of Blanche de la Force is Corinne Winters, next to her Anna Caterina Antonacci (Madame de Croissy), Ewa Vesin (Madame Lidoine), Ekaterina Gubanova (Mère Marie de l’Incarnation), Jean-François Lapointe (Marquis de la Force) and Bogdan Volkov (Chevalier de la Force). The complete cast also include: Emöke Baráth (Soeur Constance de Saint-Denis), Krystian Adam (L’Aumônier du Carmel), Alessio Verna (Le Geôlier and II Commissaire), William Morgan (I Commissaire), Roberto Accurso (Officier), Irene Savignano (Mère Jeanne de l’Enfant-Jésus), Sara Rocchi (Soeur Mathilde) and Andrii Ganchuk (Thierry and Javelinot). The Chorus of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is prepared by Ciro Visco.