Juilliard Opera: Dialogues des Carmélites

“In a world that often demands certainty, Dialogues des Carmélites invites us to sit with profound questions that have no easy answers: What makes a life worthy? How can we be truly prepared for our inevitable end? What does security mean when everything familiar is threatened? What sustains us when our institutions crumble? … Rather than imposing answers, the opera creates room for reflection on how faith manifests not as abstract doctrine, but as lived experience under extraordinary pressure.” — Louisa Muller, Director’s Note. Juilliard Opera directed by Louisa Muller. Matthew Aucoin conducts the Juilliard Orchestra. Performed and recorded on April 26, 2025 at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Dialogues des Carmélites, an opera by Francis Poulenc. Libretto adapted by the composer.

Cast

Michael John Butler

Son Jin Kim

Ruby Dibble

Yihe Wang

Lauren Randolph

Moriah Berry

Anna Kelly

Jasmin Ward

Jin Yu

Kate Morton

Zhongjiancheng Deng

Yoonsoo Jang

Naomi Steele

Lin Fan

Nazrin Azlan Alymann

Jack Hicks

Sophia Baete

Eloise Fox

Sophia Pelekasis

Gimena Sánchez Rivera

Alison Kessler

Scarlett Jones

Tivoli Treloar

Lauren Torey

Giuliana Leto

Fiorela Miria

Leonor Vasconcelos