‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Sarah Tynan

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

5:09

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

3:14

Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

1:50

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46