EMI Classics Thanks to EMI Classics for making possible a revival of these vivid pictures from the past, especially those of Poulenc and Février in the Concerto for 2 Pianos! Even though some of the images are on YouTube, the complete version of this DVD really is a...
Olivier PyThéâtre des Champs-Elysées – Erato, 2014. The most admirable staging of the Dialogues? Olivier Py’s finest production? The best cast on film so far? We would answer Yes! without hesitation to all three. Recipient of several awards, and with a...
Marthe Keller – Jan Latham-Koenig – Arthaus Musik – 2000 Marthe Keller’s fantastic production for the Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg, perfect direction (by Jan Latham-Koenig, a great lover of Poulenc) and the excellent stage design mean...
Riccardo Muti – Robert Carsen – TDK UK – 2012 The pronunciation of Bernanos’ text here sometimes makes one aware of the non-French cast, but what energy, what reverence! Robert Carsen’s astonishing production exudes intelligence and is...
EMI Classics Crespin, a great collaborator of Poulenc’s, sings a few of the mélodies in this DVD, of which one of the bonus sections has filmed performances of Duval accompanied by Poulenc in 1959 and 1961. DVD available on...
Denise Duval Réal. Dominique Delouche – Doriane Films – 2009 In Dominique Delouche’s 1970 film version we can marvel at the wonderful acting skills of Denise Duval, who created this role in 1959.Thirty years later, she went on to give an amazing...
