Francis Poulenc
Videos
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among the
Poulenc in 1922
Place des Saussaies, Paris, where Poulenc was born
Pianist Ricardo Viñes, with whom Poulenc studied from 1914
Rocamadour, which inspired Poulenc to compose religious works
Dialogues of the Carmelites
Videos
Dialogues des Carmélites, FP 159, is an opera in three acts, divided into twelve scenes with linking orchestral interludes, with music and libretto by Francis Poulenc, completed in 1956. Poulenc wrote
Francis Poulenc
…perpétuels (1919), the ballet Les Biches (1923), the Concert champêtre (1928) for harpsichord and orchestra, the Organ Concerto (1938), the opera Dialogues des Carmélites (1957), and the Gloria (1959) for soprano, choir, and orchestra. As the only son of a prosperous manufacturer, Poulenc was expected to follow his father…
Elin Rombo as Sister Blanche in a 2011 production at the Royal Swedish Opera
Final scene of the first La Scala production, 1956-57