‎Poulenc: The Carmelites von Toby Stafford-Allen

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

1:50

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46