Poulenc - Dialogues of the Carmelites / Bonynge, Sutherland, Buchanan, Begg, Opera Australia
by Henry Prokop
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Actor: Geoffrey Chard, Heather Begg, Isobel Buchanan, John Germain, Paul FerrisDirector: Henry Prokop
Writer: Emmet Lavery
Writer: Georges Bernanos
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 158 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-06-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of Poulenc - Dialogues of the Carmelites / Bonynge, Sutherland, Buchanan, Begg, Opera Australia
Movie Review: Australian Opera's Very Sympathetic Dialogues of the Carmelites
Summary: 5 Stars
Musical conception by R. Bonynge is excellent, considering M. Rosenthal (a good friend of Poulenc) and M. Plasson have probably done the definitive versions from the orchestral standpoint. All singers were excellent in their roles; Blanche de la Force was sung in a full-bodied manner by a full-bodied woman, a contrast to the way it has been cast in the past, and it worked because the singer (Imogene Buchanan) got to the heart of the part. The delightful surprise was the great lyrico-coloratura Joan Sutherland in the rather understated part of Madame Lidoine, a true heroine by any measure. Despite some moments when enunciation (sung in English) was a problem, she nevertheless presented a loving portrait of this marvellous courageous woman. I did notice the translation was different from the one the Met used. Production by Elijah Moshinsky quite good; the female costumes might have been a little splendiferous for a relatively poor convent. One comment for future recordings: the singers sometimes got lost. I believe the Met has been miking their singers for recordings for some time, so that, for instance, when Blanche turns to go upstage to the guillotine, her words are not lost. Since this recording was 1984, this condition may have been corrected. Definitely worth having for Sutherland alone and bravo to Australian Opera for producing this work. Signed: P.K. Dennis
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Summary of Poulenc - Dialogues of the Carmelites / Bonynge, Sutherland, Buchanan, Begg, Opera Australia
Poulenc's only full-length opera is firmly rooted in the post World War II era. Based on the historical events of the time of the French Revolution, this story of a community of Carmelite nuns who go to the guillotine rather than renounce their calling can be received in many ways. Poulenc's warmly melodic and lyrical score is wholly dramatic and gripping, and Joan Sutherland, recreating the role she sang at the opera's British premiere in 1958, sings the second prioress with commanding moderation. This production serves the inspiration of Poulenc in every important particular of style, economy and theatrical force. Richard Bonynge conducts the Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra. Sung in English.Art House & International DVD Video
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