About the Show

A revival of the harrowing operatic tragedy about the French Revolution.

Poulenc’s tragic opera returns to the Met, with soprano Ailyn Pérez as the young woman caught in the middle of this harrowing, quasi-historical story about a group of Carmelite nuns martyred in Paris during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror.

The cast also includes soprano Sabine Devieilhe as Blanche’s fellow novice Constance, soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as the stalwart Madame Lidoine, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton as Mère Marie, and mezzo-soprano Alice Coote as Madame de Croissy. Maestro Bertrand de Billy conducts, while John Dexter directs.

Critic Reviews (2)

"It’s rare to see an opera so focused on women and their relationships to one another, and rarer still to see those relationships explored so profoundly."
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"It’s an ending unsurpassed in opera for its brutal honesty and dramatic impact. If this compelling cast isn’t enough to lure you to 'Dialogues des Carmélites,' the final moments of the Met’s timeless production should be."
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