Videos - Francis Poulenc

A selection of DVDs :

Francis Poulenc & Friends

Thanks to EMI Classics for making possible a revival of these vivid pictures from the past

The most admirable staging of the Dialogues? Olivier Py’s finest production? The best cast on film so far?

Marthe Keller’s fantastic production for the Opéra National du Rhin in Strasbourg

Robert Carsen’s astonishing production exudes intelligence and is teeming with symbolism.

Crespin, a great collaborator of Poulenc’s, sings a few of the mélodies in this DVD

In Dominique Delouche’s 1970 film version we can marvel at the wonderful acting skills of Denise Duval

Dmitri Tcherniakov loses the plot in this production.

A studio recording with a 1930s-inspired set. The remarkable rapport between Felicity Lott and Graham Johnson

Some videos of on-line recordings :

Stabat Mater extract

with Francis Poulenc, Jacques Février and Orchestra National de la RTF conducted by Georges Prêtre.

with Francis Poulenc, Jacques Février and Orchestra National de la RTF conducted by Georges Prêtre.

“Dialogues des carmélites”, Olivier Py (stage director), Dec. 2013

with Francis Poulenc, Jacques Février and Orchestra National de la RTF conducted by Georges Prêtre.

“La Voix Humaine”(final scene) with Carole Farley.

Piano-Duo Gerwig & Gonzalez