Dialogues des Carmélites
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Dialogues des Carmélites is a 1957 opera by Francis Poulenc that dramatizes the fate of a group of Carmelite nuns during the French Revolution, noted for its spiritual intensity and tragic ending.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dialogues des Carmélites canonical | 1 |
| Dialogues des Carmélites (play) by Georges Bernanos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dialogues des Carmélites Context triple: [Francis Poulenc, notableWork, Dialogues des Carmélites]
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A.
Saint Joan
Saint Joan is a 1923 play by George Bernard Shaw that dramatizes the life, trial, and martyrdom of Joan of Arc, exploring themes of nationalism, religion, and individual conscience.
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B.
Queen Margot
Queen Margot is a historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that dramatizes the turbulent French Wars of Religion and the life of Marguerite de Valois.
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C.
Grande Illusions
Grande Illusions is a book by special effects artist Tom Savini that details his makeup and practical effects techniques used in horror and genre films.
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D.
Die Jungfrau von Orleans
Die Jungfrau von Orleans is a historical tragedy by Friedrich Schiller that dramatizes the life and martyrdom of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years’ War.
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E.
Dieu et le Roi
Dieu et le Roi was the royalist and Catholic rallying cry of the counter-revolutionary forces in the Vendée during the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dialogues des Carmélites Target entity description: Dialogues des Carmélites is a 1957 opera by Francis Poulenc that dramatizes the fate of a group of Carmelite nuns during the French Revolution, noted for its spiritual intensity and tragic ending.
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A.
Saint Joan
Saint Joan is a 1923 play by George Bernard Shaw that dramatizes the life, trial, and martyrdom of Joan of Arc, exploring themes of nationalism, religion, and individual conscience.
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B.
Queen Margot
Queen Margot is a historical adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas that dramatizes the turbulent French Wars of Religion and the life of Marguerite de Valois.
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C.
Grande Illusions
Grande Illusions is a book by special effects artist Tom Savini that details his makeup and practical effects techniques used in horror and genre films.
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D.
Die Jungfrau von Orleans
Die Jungfrau von Orleans is a historical tragedy by Friedrich Schiller that dramatizes the life and martyrdom of Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years’ War.
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E.
Dieu et le Roi
Dieu et le Roi was the royalist and Catholic rallying cry of the counter-revolutionary forces in the Vendée during the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric tragedy
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Dialogues des Carmélites (play) by Georges Bernanos
ⓘ
linked to:
Dialogues des Carmélites
a novella by Gertrud von Le Fort ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | FP 159 ⓘ |
| character |
Chevalier de la Force
ⓘ
Madame Lidoine ⓘ Madame de Croissy ⓘ Marquis de la Force ⓘ Mother Marie ⓘ Sœur Constance ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | La Scala ⓘ |
| composer | Francis Poulenc ⓘ |
| ending | execution of the nuns by guillotine ⓘ |
| firstFrenchPremiereDate | 1957-06-21 ⓘ |
| firstFrenchPremierePlace |
Opéra de Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Opéra National de Paris
|
| genre | religious opera ⓘ |
| historicalBasis | martyrdom of the Carmelites of Compiègne ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted | Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| librettist | Francis Poulenc ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Blanche de la Force ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
spiritual intensity
ⓘ
tragic ending ⓘ |
| notableScene |
death of Madame de Croissy
ⓘ
final guillotine scene ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originalLanguageVersion | French ⓘ |
| otherLanguageVersion |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century opera ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1957-01-26 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
La Scala, Milan
ⓘ
linked to:
La Scala
|
| publisher | Ricordi ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| settingPlace | France ⓘ |
| structure | 12 scenes ⓘ |
| style |
20th-century tonal
ⓘ
neo-classical elements ⓘ |
| subject | Carmelite nuns ⓘ |
| theme |
faith and doubt
ⓘ
fear and courage ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ religious vocation ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
children’s chorus (optional in some productions)
ⓘ
mixed chorus ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
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linked to: Dialogues des Carmélites