‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Catrin Wyn-Davies

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

3:55

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

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, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, Gary Coward, Peter Wedd, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Jane Powell, Toby Stafford-Allen, William Berger, Ryland Davies, Sarah Tynan, Ashley Holland, English National Opera Chorus

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46