‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Roland Wood

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

1:41

Do not believe this comfortable chair is a privilege (Prioress Mme de Croissy, Blanche)

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

1:50

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46