Faith dies last: With its new production of the opera "Dialogues des Carmélites" ("Conversations of the Carmelites") by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), the Semperoper Dresden gives the audience plenty of reason to suffer and at the same time encourages reflection on central questions in human life.
The premiere on Saturday evening was met with undivided approval. Alongside the soloists - above all Marjukka Tepponen (Blanche), Rosalia Cid (Constance) and Evelyn Herlitzius as the seriously ill prioress of the monastery - the ladies of the opera chorus and the Sächsische Staatskapelle were also loudly celebrated. The production was directed by Dutchwoman Jetske Mijnssen and musically conducted by Frenchwoman Marie Jacquot.
