Poulenc: Dialogies Des Carmelites
) | Label: ERATO Catalog: 825646483211 Format: CD Denise Duval (Blanche de la Force), Regine Crespin (Madame Lidoine), Denise Scharley (Madame de Croissy), Rita Gorr (Mere Marie), Liliane Berton (Soeur Constance), Xavier Depraz (Le Marquis de la Force), Paul Finel (Le Chevalier de la Force), Louis Rialland (Monsieur Javelinot) Choeurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris, Pierre DervauxMore than a magnificent performance of Poulenc’s gripping and deeply moving masterwork, this recording is a document of the singers and conductor who, at the Paris Opéra in 1957, gave the French premiere of Dialogues des Carmélites. The pivotal role of Blanche was written for Denise Duval, the composer’s favoured soprano, while Régine Crespin (Madame Lidoine) and Rita Gorr (Mère Marie) stand as two of the 20th century’s towering interpreters of French opera.  Price: $22.98 |