‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Catrin Wyn-Davies

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

1:41

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

3:55

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46