Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmelites / Billy
Label: OEHMS Catalog: OC 931 Format: CD Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites Sally Matthews (Blanche), Yann Beuron (Le Chevalier de la Force), Jean-Philippe Lafont (Le Marquis de la Force), Deborah Polaski (Madame de Croissy), Heidi Brunner (Madame Lidoine), Michelle Breedt (Mère Marie), Hendrickje van Kerckhove (Soeur Constance), Magdalena Anna Hofmann (Mere Jeanne), Christa Ratzenbock (Soeur Mathilde) ORF Radio Symphonieorchester Wien & Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Bertrand de BillyThis opera was premiered in La Scala, Milan in 1957 and is currently enjoying a renaissance in many important opera houses. This is a live recording of the celebrated production from the Theater an der Wien and combines performances from 2008 and 2011. September 2012 GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE “No neutral restraint (or Brechtian distance) here but an earthy, folky quality...The conductor's pacing and range of tempi here contribute totally to the stage's mounting tension. The recording is effective, straightforward, quite close.” Price: $43.98 |