‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Sarah Tynan

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

1:41

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

3:55

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

1:50

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46