Dialogues of the Carmelites

Outside, scaffolds rise in city squares as priests, nobles, and political prisoners face the merciless blade of the guillotine. The aristocrat Blance de la Force had hoped the convent would serve as a sanctuary. But now, death is at the sisters' doorstep. And one by one, their faith will be tested.</p> <p><strong>Francis Poulenc</strong>’s profound drama returns to San Francisco in honor of the Company’s U.S. premiere of the work in 1957. <strong...