‎Poulenc: The Carmelites di Toby Stafford-Allen

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

William Berger, Paul Daniel, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Orchestra, Gary Coward, Ryland Davies, Roland Wood, Josephine Barstow, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Jane Powell, Sarah Tynan, James B. Edwards, Peter Wedd, 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)

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46

Francis Poulenc

Composizione
English National Opera Chorus

Coro
Ryland Davies

Tenore
Roland Wood

Baritono
William Berger

Baritono

Brian Couzens

Produzione
Jonathan Cooper

Ingegneria editing
Michael Common

Assistente ingegneria
Ralph Couzens

Ingegneria
Christian Steiner

Fotografia
Clive Barda

Fotografia
Sasha Gusov

Fotografia
Roger Nichols

Note copertina
Rachel Lum

Fotografia
Stephen Vaughan

Fotografia
Lemuel Francis Abbott

Dipinti
Charles Kilpatrick

Direzione teatrale
Lyndon Parker

Fotografia
Kara Reed

Redazione libretto
Bill Cooper

Fotografia

Poulenc: The Carmelites

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