‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Toby Stafford-Allen

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

3:55

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46