‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Paul Daniel

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

1:42

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

1:41

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

1:50

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46