‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Peter Wedd

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

1:41

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

3:55

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

1:50

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46