‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Ryland Davies

Where is Blanche? (Chevalier de la Force, Marquis de la Force)

Ashley Holland, Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Peter Wedd, William Berger, Roland Wood, Jane Powell, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Josephine Barstow, Gary Coward, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Tynan, Toby Stafford-Allen, James B. Edwards, Natalie Herman, Ryland Davies, English National Opera Chorus, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson

7:23

Blanche, your poor brother was so very impatient (Marquis, Blanche de la Force, Chevalier)

Paul Daniel, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Ashley Holland, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Tynan, Felicity Palmer, Gary Coward, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Roland Wood, James B. Edwards, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, William Berger, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Jane Powell, English National Opera Chorus

3:31

Her poor imagination always flies from one extreme to another (Marquis, Chevalier, Blanche,

Ashley Holland, English National Opera Orchestra, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Gary Coward, Peter Wedd, Paul Daniel, Jane Powell, Natalie Herman, William Berger, Roland Wood, James B. Edwards, Ryland Davies, Toby Stafford-Allen, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Chorus, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Josephine Barstow, Sarah Tynan, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson

1:42

Dear father, there is no incident so small or unimportant (Blanche, Marquis)

Catrin Wyn-Davies, Paul Daniel, Ashley Holland, English National Opera Orchestra, Roland Wood, Gary Coward, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Natalie Herman, Toby Stafford-Allen, Josephine Barstow, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Chorus, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, William Berger, Jane Powell, James B. Edwards, Ryland Davies, Sarah Tynan, Peter Wedd

4:04

Prelude

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Peter Wedd, Roland Wood, Sarah Tynan, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, William Berger, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Josephine Barstow, Jane Powell, Ryland Davies, Toby Stafford-Allen, James B. Edwards, Ashley Holland, Gary Coward, English National Opera Chorus

1:41

Do not believe this comfortable chair is a privilege (Prioress Mme de Croissy, Blanche)

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Chorus, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Natalie Herman, Josephine Barstow, Ashley Holland, Peter Wedd, Sarah Tynan, James B. Edwards, Gary Coward, Jane Powell, William Berger, Toby Stafford-Allen, Ryland Davies, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Roland Wood

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

English National Opera Orchestra, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Paul Daniel, Peter Wedd, Roland Wood, English National Opera Chorus, Gary Coward, Sarah Tynan, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Ashley Holland, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Natalie Herman, James B. Edwards

1:30

My daughter, the outside world often questions (Prioress, Blanche)

Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Chorus, Roland Wood, Jane Powell, Josephine Barstow, Gary Coward, Ryland Davies, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Sarah Tynan, Ashley Holland, Toby Stafford-Allen, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, William Berger

5:36

Prelude

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Roland Wood, Peter Wedd, Sarah Tynan, William Berger, Orla Boylan, Josephine Barstow, David Stephenson, Ryland Davies, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Jane Powell, Felicity Palmer, Ashley Holland, Toby Stafford-Allen, James B. Edwards, Natalie Herman, Gary Coward, English National Opera Chorus

2:36

Oh no, not more beans! (Constance, Blanche)

Paul Daniel, Sarah Tynan, Catrin Wyn-Davies, English National Opera Orchestra, Toby Stafford-Allen, Peter Wedd, Ashley Holland, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, Jane Powell, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Roland Wood, Felicity Palmer, William Berger, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, James B. Edwards, English National Opera Chorus

7:09

Prelude

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Toby Stafford-Allen, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Jane Powell, Sarah Tynan, William Berger, Roland Wood, Gary Coward, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Chorus, James B. Edwards, Ashley Holland, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Natalie Herman

2:11

Would you be so kind as to raise my pillow (Prioress, Mother Marie of the Incarnation)

English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Felicity Palmer, Paul Daniel, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Sarah Tynan, Gary Coward, Ashley Holland, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, William Berger, Jane Powell, Ryland Davies, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, English National Opera Chorus, Roland Wood, Catrin Wyn-Davies

8:21

You may get up my child (Prioress, Blanche, Monsieur Javelinot)

William Berger, English National Opera Orchestra, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Paul Daniel, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, Sarah Tynan, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Orla Boylan, Roland Wood, David Stephenson, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, English National Opera Chorus, Gary Coward, Toby Stafford-Allen

5:09

Monsieur Javelinot, you must know it's customary (Prioress, Mother Marie)

Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Paul Daniel, William Berger, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Roland Wood, Ashley Holland, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Gary Coward, Sarah Tynan, James B. Edwards, Natalie Herman, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Chorus, Jane Powell, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Ryland Davies, Toby Stafford-Allen

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Paul Daniel, Felicity Palmer, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, James B. Edwards, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, Sarah Tynan, William Berger, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Peter Wedd, Ryland Davies, English National Opera Chorus, Roland Wood

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

Sarah Tynan, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Gary Coward, Jane Powell, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, James B. Edwards, William Berger, Ashley Holland, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Chorus, Roland Wood, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Felicity Palmer, Toby Stafford-Allen

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Josephine Barstow, Catrin Wyn-Davies, James B. Edwards, Ashley Holland, Peter Wedd, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Sarah Tynan, Jane Powell, English National Opera Chorus, Roland Wood, Gary Coward, William Berger, Ryland Davies, Felicity Palmer, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Toby Stafford-Allen

2:51

Interlude. Dear Sister, I'm afraid that our cross is just a bit too big (Constance, Blanch

Sarah Tynan, English National Opera Orchestra, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Paul Daniel, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, William Berger, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Orla Boylan, Roland Wood, David Stephenson, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Chorus, Gary Coward, Toby Stafford-Allen

3:55

My dear daughters, I don't need to remind you (Prioress Mme Lidoine, Mother Marie)

English National Opera Orchestra, Orla Boylan, Josephine Barstow, Paul Daniel, Gary Coward, Roland Wood, Peter Wedd, James B. Edwards, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, William Berger, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Jane Powell, David Stephenson, Sarah Tynan, English National Opera Chorus, Ryland Davies, Natalie Herman, Ashley Holland, Toby Stafford-Allen

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

Orla Boylan, Paul Daniel, Josephine Barstow, English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, William Berger, Ashley Holland, Peter Wedd, Roland Wood, Sarah Tynan, David Stephenson, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Natalie Herman, Ryland Davies, Jane Powell, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Toby Stafford-Allen, James B. Edwards, Gary Coward

1:45

What is going on? (Prioress, Constance, Mother Marie)

English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Tynan, Orla Boylan, Josephine Barstow, Paul Daniel, William Berger, Ashley Holland, James B. Edwards, Gary Coward, Peter Wedd, Jane Powell, Roland Wood, Toby Stafford-Allen, English National Opera Chorus, David Stephenson, Ryland Davies, Natalie Herman, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer

2:10

Prelude

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Peter Wedd, Sarah Tynan, Natalie Herman, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Ashley Holland, Gary Coward, William Berger, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Felicity Palmer, Roland Wood, English National Opera Chorus, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen, James B. Edwards

1:45

Blanche, why do you believe like this? (Chevalier, Blanche)

Catrin Wyn-Davies, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Roland Wood, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Felicity Palmer, Toby Stafford-Allen, Jane Powell, Gary Coward, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Ashley Holland, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Sarah Tynan, Natalie Herman, William Berger, James B. Edwards, English National Opera Chorus

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

Paul Daniel, Catrin Wyn-Davies, English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Gary Coward, Roland Wood, Felicity Palmer, Jane Powell, James B. Edwards, William Berger, Sarah Tynan, English National Opera Chorus, Peter Wedd, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Ashley Holland, Ryland Davies, Natalie Herman, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Toby Stafford-Allen

1:50

My faithful daughters, I know that some among you (Chaplain, Carmelites)

Ryland Davies, Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Peter Wedd, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Josephine Barstow, Roland Wood, Gary Coward, Felicity Palmer, Ashley Holland, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen, William Berger, Natalie Herman, Sarah Tynan, James B. Edwards

3:27

But what will become of you? (Blanche, Chaplain, Sister Mathilde, Constance, Mother Marie,

Paul Daniel, Josephine Barstow, Sarah Tynan, English National Opera Orchestra, Ryland Davies, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Orla Boylan, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Natalie Herman, Ashley Holland, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Roland Wood, Gary Coward, English National Opera Chorus, William Berger, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen, David Stephenson, Felicity Palmer

2:50

Someone is ringing the bell (Constance, Sister Mathilde, Chaplain, Carmelites, Crowd)

Ryland Davies, Sarah Tynan, Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, Anne-Marie Gibbons, William Berger, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Toby Stafford-Allen, Natalie Herman, Gary Coward, Roland Wood, Ashley Holland, Josephine Barstow, Jane Powell

1:09

Open the door, open the door now! (Mother Marie, First Commissioner, Second Commissioner,

Paul Daniel, Natalie Herman, James B. Edwards, English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Roland Wood, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Ryland Davies, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, William Berger, Gary Coward, Sarah Tynan, Ashley Holland, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Toby Stafford-Allen, Jane Powell, Peter Wedd, English National Opera Chorus

4:08

My sisters, our Reverend Mother is coming (Mother Jeanne, Blanche, Crowd)

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Jane Powell, Catrin Wyn-Davies, English National Opera Chorus, Sarah Tynan, Peter Wedd, Roland Wood, Ashley Holland, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Anne-Marie Gibbons, James B. Edwards, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, William Berger, Natalie Herman, Gary Coward, Toby Stafford-Allen, Felicity Palmer

1:59

Father, speak to them (Mother Marie, Chaplain, Mother Jeanne, Sister Mathilde)

Ryland Davies, Paul Daniel, Josephine Barstow, Jane Powell, English National Opera Orchestra, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Sarah Tynan, Natalie Herman, Peter Wedd, William Berger, Gary Coward, Roland Wood, Ashley Holland, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Orla Boylan, Toby Stafford-Allen, David Stephenson, James B. Edwards, English National Opera Chorus

4:22

There is only one vote against. That is enough (Mother Marie, Sister Mathilde, Constance,

English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Sarah Tynan, James B. Edwards, Gary Coward, Ashley Holland, Natalie Herman, Peter Wedd, Catrin Wyn-Davies, English National Opera Chorus, Felicity Palmer, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Roland Wood, William Berger, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen

3:12

Interlude. Fellow citizens, we congratulate you all (Officer)

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Toby Stafford-Allen, Sarah Tynan, Ashley Holland, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Peter Wedd, Natalie Herman, Gary Coward, Ryland Davies, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Roland Wood, Jane Powell, Josephine Barstow, William Berger, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Chorus, James B. Edwards

2:21

Sister Gerald, we have to warn the priest (Prioress, Mother Marie)

Paul Daniel, Orla Boylan, Josephine Barstow, English National Opera Orchestra, William Berger, Peter Wedd, Natalie Herman, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Tynan, David Stephenson, Roland Wood, Toby Stafford-Allen, Anne-Marie Gibbons, English National Opera Chorus, Ryland Davies, James B. Edwards, Gary Coward

1:45

Prelude

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Jane Powell, Gary Coward, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Tynan, Peter Wedd, Ashley Holland, James B. Edwards, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, William Berger, Toby Stafford-Allen, Roland Wood, Natalie Herman, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, English National Opera Chorus

1:53

It's you! (Blanche, Mother Marie, A Woman's Voice)

Natalie Herman, Catrin Wyn-Davies, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Josephine Barstow, Toby Stafford-Allen, Felicity Palmer, Sarah Tynan, Anne-Marie Gibbons, William Berger, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Roland Wood, Gary Coward, Jane Powell, Ashley Holland, Ryland Davies, English National Opera Chorus

5:30

My daughters, we have almost come to the end (Prioress, Mother Jeanne)

Orla Boylan, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Jane Powell, William Berger, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Gary Coward, David Stephenson, Peter Wedd, James B. Edwards, English National Opera Chorus, Roland Wood, Natalie Herman, Toby Stafford-Allen, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Ashley Holland, Sarah Tynan

4:09

And what of Sister Blanche? (Constance, Prioress, Sister Mathilde)

Anne-Marie Gibbons, Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Tynan, Orla Boylan, Ashley Holland, Jane Powell, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Toby Stafford-Allen, Gary Coward, William Berger, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Natalie Herman, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Roland Wood, David Stephenson, English National Opera Chorus

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

David Stephenson, Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Peter Wedd, Roland Wood, Toby Stafford-Allen, Jane Powell, English National Opera Chorus, Ashley Holland, Orla Boylan, Gary Coward, William Berger, Sarah Tynan, Natalie Herman, James B. Edwards

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

Orla Boylan, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Josephine Barstow, Ryland Davies, David Stephenson, Natalie Herman, Toby Stafford-Allen, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Sarah Tynan, Gary Coward, James B. Edwards, Ashley Holland, English National Opera Chorus, Peter Wedd, Roland Wood, Jane Powell, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, William Berger

2:07

It is done. They have been condemned (Chaplain, Mother Marie)

Josephine Barstow, Paul Daniel, Ryland Davies, English National Opera Orchestra, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Roland Wood, Gary Coward, William Berger, Peter Wedd, Sarah Tynan, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Natalie Herman, Jane Powell, English National Opera Chorus, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Ashley Holland, James B. Edwards, Toby Stafford-Allen

1:55

Prelude

Paul Daniel, English National Opera Orchestra, Roland Wood, Gary Coward, Sarah Tynan, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Toby Stafford-Allen, Peter Wedd, Josephine Barstow, William Berger, Ryland Davies, James B. Edwards, English National Opera Chorus, Jane Powell, Natalie Herman, Orla Boylan, Ashley Holland, David Stephenson

2:41

Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae (Prioress, Mother Jeanne, Sister Mathilde, Constance, C

Orla Boylan, English National Opera Orchestra, Paul Daniel, Sarah Tynan, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Josephine Barstow, Jane Powell, Anne-Marie Gibbons, David Stephenson, Gary Coward, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Chorus, Roland Wood, William Berger, Ashley Holland, Natalie Herman, Ryland Davies, Toby Stafford-Allen

6:46