Mountain Times - Volume 48, Number 19: May 8-14

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The Mountain Times • May 8-14, 2019 • 21
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Screen “Dialogues des Carmélites” in Rutland or Middlebury this weekend, live from the Metropolitan Opera.
‘Dialogues des Carmélites’ ends Met Live season
Sunday, May 12—RUTLAND,
MIDDLEBURY—Yannick Nézet-
Séguin leads the classic John Dexter
production of “Dialogues des
Carmélites,” Poulenc’s devastating
story of faith and martyrdom. Mezzo-soprano
Isabel Leonard sings
the touching role of Blanche and
soprano Karita Mattila, a legend in
her own time, returns to the Met as
the Prioress. Screen the performance
live from the Metropolitan Opera on
Sunday, May 12 at 12 p.m. at Rutland’s
Paramount Theatre or at 1 p.m.
Bess O’Brien to give keynote at Dismas House auction
Sunday, May 19—RUT-
LAND—Bess O’Brien is an
award-winning documentary
filmmaker and
theatre producer who will
be the keynote speaker
at the upcoming Dismas
House Dinner Auction on
May 19. O’Brien, a Vermont
native, specializes
in highlighting various
social issues our communities
are currently facing
by focusing on individual
stories and helping others
to better identify with their
struggles. Her latest project
is no exception; in fact, it
closely mirrors the mission
of Dismas, to reconcile former
prisoners with society
and society with former
prisoners.
Her latest project,
“Coming Home,” is a
documentary film focused
on five people returning to
their Vermont communities,
from prison. The film
spotlights the innovative
COSA program – Circle of
Support and Accountability
– which, with the help
of community volunteers,
helps reintegrate former
prisoners back into their
daily lives. The film premiered
in the fall of 2018
and is currently touring
Vermont.
Other films by O’Brien
include “All of Me,” a
film on body image and
eating disorders; and “The
Hungry Heart,” about the
prescription drug crisis in
Vermont and the compassionate
work of Dr. Fred
Holmes. The film won
at Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater.
One of the most successful operas
of the later decades of the 20th century,
“Dialogues des Carmélites” is
a rare case of a modern work that
is equally esteemed by audiences
and experts. The opera focuses on a
young member of an order of Carmelite
nuns, the aristocratic Blanche
de la Force, who must overcome
a pathological timidity in order to
answer her life’s calling. The score
reflects key aspects of its composer’s
personality: Francis Poulenc was
the American Society of
Addiction Medicine Award
for outstanding media and
was honored by Vermont
Governor Peter Shumlin
as the film that served as a
catalyst for opiate addiction
awareness across the
state.
Other award-winning
documentary films by
O’Brien include: “Ask Us
Who We Are,” a powerful
documentary about foster
care in Vermont; “Journey
into Courage” about women
in the northern part of
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Vermont who survived domestic
violence and sexual
abuse; “Where is Stephanie?,”
about the murder
of a young girl in Rutland;
and “Here Today,” about
Vermont families struggling
with heroin in their
lives.
Bess O’Brien co-founded
Kingdom County Productions
with her husband
Jay Craven in 1991. She is
also the director/producer
of the highly acclaimed
feature film “Shout it
Out” based on the lives of
Submitted
an urbane Parisian with a profound
mystical dimension, and the opera
addresses both the characters’ internal
lives Run time is just over three
hours.
At the Paramount Theatre, tickets
are $23 adults, $10 students, available
at paramountvt.org.
In Middlebury, there is a free
pre-performance talk at 12:15 p.m.
by Scott Morrison in the Studio
downstairs. Tickets are $24 adults,
$10 students, available at townhalltheater.org.
Vermont teens and the
original Voices Project live
musical. O’Brien plans to
return to theater with her
next project, “Listen Up,”
an original musical based
on the lives of Vermont
teens which will be written
and performed by kids
from around the state,
essentially presenting their
daily lives.
For tickets ($60) and
information, call 802-775-
5539 or visit dismasofvt.
org. No tickets will be sold
at the door.
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