In the midst of the French Revolution, a group of nuns fight for their self-determination, their faith and against the fear of death.

Dialogues des Carmélites

Semperoper Dresden

In the midst of the Grande Terreur, the community is divided between the prioress Madame Lidoine, who urges humility, and the novice mistress Mère Marie, who preaches martyrdom for the faith. The latter prevails, and before the Revolutionary Guards ban the order, the sisters take their vows - except for the absent prioress and Blanche, who cannot withstand the pressure and flees. When the Camelites, condemned to death for counter-revolutionary conspiracy, go to the scaffold, Blanche joins the condemned.

Vienna State Opera

Romantic opera in three acts by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Libretto by the composer

EPSG:4326

Lohengrin

Opernhaus Zürich

Everything revolves around Hanna Glawari in Franz Lehár’s operetta Die lustige Witwe: She is emancipated, beautiful, clever and the heiress to 20 million... Vida Miknevičiūtė will bow in the title role in our revival of Barrie Kosky’s opulent production. The Lithuanian soprano began her distinguished career at the International Opernstudio at the Opernhaus Zürich. She can now be heard singing major Wagner and Strauss roles on stages including the Staatsoper Berlin and La Scala di Milano. She appeared as Lehár’s Hanna at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich. Making his Opernhaus debut at the podium of the Philharmonia Zürich is conductor Ben Glassberg, a young British conductor who has been Music Director at the Volksoper Wien since 2024

Michael Kraus

Events

Upcoming events

Jan 31 - Feb 23, 2026

Dialogues des Carmélites · Semperoper Dresden

Past events

Jan 31 - Feb 23, 2026

Dialogues des Carmélites · Semperoper Dresden

20 - 29 Nov, 2025

Dialogues des Carmélites · Wiener Staatsoper

Future and recently performed repertoire

The Marquis of Force in Dialogues des Carmélites by Poulenc

Wiener Staatsoper

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