Les Dialogues Des Carmelites ( Dialogues of the Carmelites ) - Francis Poulenc - 1957

Madame Lidoine - Leyla Gencer
Blanche de la Force - Virginia Zeani
Sister Mathilde - Fiorenza Cossotto
Marquis de la Force - Scipio Colombo
Chevalier de la Force - Nicola Filacuridi
Thierry - Armando Manelli
Madame de Croissy - Gianna Pederzini
Sister Constance of St. Denis - Eugenia Ratti
Mother Marie of the Incarnation - Gigliola Frazzoni
M. Javelinot - Carlo Gasperini
Mother Jeanne of the Holy Child Jesus - Vittoria Palombini
Chaplain of the monastery - Alvino Manelli
First commissioner - Antonio Pirino

Conductor : Nino Sanzogno
Place : La Scala ( Milan )
Date : 26.01.1957

NOTE : This recording is premiere of opera!

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[Mezzotenor]

Agree that this is most precious, thanks for posting! Fascinating to me that ALL the early recordings or airchecks of "Dialogues" are sung in the audience's native tongue, and we hear versions in Italian, German and English in addition to the original French. Nowadays the French prevails at the Met in NY and at the big European houses. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but I'm quite respectful of schools and smaller companies that follow the composer's wish to have it sung in the vernacular.

[Rory1956]

Thank you for this extremely interesting document. As Pederzini herself argued, the most beautiful Opera of the second half of last century.