‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Peter Wedd

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

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

3:55

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46