a short novel by Gertrud von Le Fort and a scenario by Philippe Agostini and The Rev. Fr. R. L. Bruckberger; with the permission of Emmet Lavery
Creative/Crew
Conductor
Stage Director(s)
Stage setting and lighting by
Chorus Director
Costumers
Cast
Marquis de la Force
Blanche, his daughter
Chevalier, his son
Madame de Croissy, Prioress of the Carmelites
Madame Lidoine, the new Prioress
Mother Marie of the Incarnation, Assistant Prioress
Sister Constance of St. Denis, a very young nun
Mother Jeanne of the Child Jesus, Dean of the Community
Sister Mathilde
Father Confessor of the Convent
First Commissioner
Second Commissioner
Jailer
Governess to Blanche
Thierry, a valet
M. Javelinot, a physician
First Officer
Fanatic Woman
First Woman
Second Woman
Old Man
The Other Nuns
Show Dates
Time and Place
(not specified)
Scenes
Media
Sponsors
The settings for the American Premiere of THE CARMELITES by Poulenc were financed largely through the generous contribution of the San Francisco Opera Guild.
Notes
US PREMIERE / UNITED STATES PREMIERE
First performance: Teatro alla Scala, 1957.
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New Production
In observation of the Lafayette Bicentenary
Libretto by Georges Bernanos from a short novel by Gertrud von Le Fort
and a scenario by Philippe Agostini and The Rev. Fr. P. Brückberger;
with the permission of Emmet Lavery.
English version by Joseph Machlis
Additional program note: The opera has been written with the authorization
of Mr. Emmet Lavery, author of SONG AT THE SCAFFOLD, the stage adaptation
of Gertrud von Le Fort's short novel, DIE LETZTE AM SCHAFOTT, and owner
with Mrs. von Le Fort of the copyright for the short novel.
NOTE FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF OCTOBER 16:
Special Performance
International Industrial Development Conference
Under the Auspices of Time-Life International
THE OTHER NUNS:
Eleanor L. Avery
Yvonne Cadwallader
Peggy Anne Covington
Lois R. Duncan
Jean H. Evans
Eloise C. Farrell
Athena Knyiados
Ginger McFadden
Louise Oldt
Dolores San Miguel
Annabel Thomson