‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Gary Coward

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

1:41

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

Paul Daniel, Catrin Wyn-Davies, Felicity Palmer, English National Opera Orchestra, Gary Coward, Natalie Herman, William Berger, Anne-Marie Gibbons, Jane Powell, Orla Boylan, David Stephenson, Roland Wood, Ashley Holland, Sarah Tynan, 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)

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

3:55

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

1:50

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46