‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by English National Opera Chorus

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

3:55

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

1:50

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46