‎Poulenc: The Carmelites by Josephine Barstow

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

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

7:23

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

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

3:31

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

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

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

4:04

Prelude

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

1:41

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

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

3:08

What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche)

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

1:30

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

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

5:36

Prelude

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

2:36

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

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

7:09

Prelude

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

2:11

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

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

8:21

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

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

3:42

Please inform your sisters (Mother Marie, Prioress)

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

2:20

What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

2:51

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

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

3:55

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

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

5:40

Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Prioress, Carmelites)

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

1:45

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

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

2:10

Prelude

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

1:45

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

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

7:22

Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche)

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

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

3:27

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

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

2:50

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

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

1:09

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

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

4:08

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

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

1:59

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

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

4:22

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

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

3:12

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

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

2:21

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

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

1:45

Prelude

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

1:53

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

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

5:30

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

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

4:09

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

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

0:35

The Tribunal of the Revolution declares (Gaoler)

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

2:26

My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress)

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

2:07

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

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

1:55

Prelude

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

2:41

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

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

6:46

Francis Poulenc

Composer
Josephine Barstow

Soprano
Felicity Palmer

Mezzo-Soprano
Paul Daniel

Conductor
Ryland Davies

Tenor

Brian Couzens

Producer
Jonathan Cooper

Editing Engineer
Michael Common

Assistant Engineer
Ralph Couzens

Engineer
Bill Cooper

Photography
Christian Steiner

Photography
Clive Barda

Photography
Sasha Gusov

Photography
Roger Nichols

Liner Notes
Rachel Lum

Photography
Stephen Vaughan

Photography
Lemuel Francis Abbott

Paintings
Charles Kilpatrick

Stage Director
Lyndon Parker

Photography
Kara Reed

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