Dialogues des Carmélites at the Metropolitan Opera
On May 3, 8 and 11, Isabel Leonard returns to the Metropolitan Opera to star as Blanche in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmélites. Karita Mattila joins her as the Prioress, with Adrianne Pieczonka, Erin Morley, Karen Cargill, David Portillo and Jean-François Lapointe completing the cast. Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom.
The last performance, on May 11, is part of the Met in HD season and will be broadcast live to movie theaters around the world.