‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by English National Opera Orchestra

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

1:50

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46

Francis Poulenc

Composer
English National Opera Chorus

Choir
Ryland Davies

Tenor
Paul Daniel

Conductor
Felicity Palmer

Mezzo-Soprano

Brian Couzens

Producer
Michael Common

Assistant Engineer
Ralph Couzens

Engineer
Jonathan Cooper

Editing Engineer
Christian Steiner

Photography
Clive Barda

Photography
Sasha Gusov

Photography
Roger Nichols

Liner Notes
Rachel Lum

Photography
Stephen Vaughan

Photography
Lemuel Francis Abbott

Paintings
Charles Kilpatrick

Stage Director
Lyndon Parker

Photography
Kara Reed

Booklet Editor
Bill Cooper

Photography

Poulenc: The Carmelites

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Francis Poulenc

English National Opera Chorus

Ryland Davies

Paul Daniel

Felicity Palmer

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