POULENC: Carmelites (The) (Dialogues des Carmelites) (Sung in English)

Tracklist

Disc 1
Poulenc, Francis
Bernanos, Georges - Lyricist
Wedd, Peter (tenor)
Holland, Ashley (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
Coward, Gary (baritone)
Palmer, Felicity (mezzo-soprano)
Tynan, Sarah (soprano)
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
Berger, William (baritone)
Boylan, Orla (soprano)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
Davies, Ryland (tenor)
Gibbons, Anne-Marie (mezzo-soprano)
Herman, Natalie (soprano)
Edwards, James (tenor)
Wood, Roland (baritone)
Powell, Jane (mezzo-soprano)
Stafford-Allen, Toby (baritone)
Stephenson, David (baritone)
1 Act I Scene 1: Where is Blanche? (Chevalier de la Force, Marquis de la Force) 07:23
Wedd, Peter (tenor)
Holland, Ashley (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
2 Act I Scene 1: Blanche, your poor brother was so very impatient for your return (Marquis, Blanche de la Force, Chevalier) 03:31
Holland, Ashley (baritone)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
Wedd, Peter (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
3 Act I Scene 1: Her poor imagination always flies from one (Marquis, Chevalier, Blanche, Thierry) 01:43
Holland, Ashley (baritone)
Wedd, Peter (tenor)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
Coward, Gary (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
4 Act I Scene 1: Dear father, there is no incident so small of unimportant (Blanche, Marquis) 04:05
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
Holland, Ashley (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
5 Act I Scene 2: Prelude 01:42
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
6 Act I Scene 2: Do not believe this comfortable chair (Madame de Croissy, Blanche) 03:08
Palmer, Felicity (mezzo-soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
7 Act I Scene 2: What has driven you here? (Prioress, Blanche) 01:31
Palmer, Felicity (mezzo-soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
8 Act I Scene 2: My daughter, the outside world often questions (Prioress, Blanche) 05:36
Palmer, Felicity (mezzo-soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
9 Act I Scene 3: Prelude 02:37
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
10 Act I Scene 3: Oh no, not more beans! (Constance, Blanche) 07:09
Tynan, Sarah (soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
11 Act I Scene 4: Prelude 02:11
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
12 Act I Scene 4: Would you be so kind as to raise my pillow? (Prioress, Mother Marie of the Incarnation) 08:22
Palmer, Felicity (mezzo-soprano)
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
13 Act I Scene 4: You may get up, my child (Prioress, Blanche, Monsieur Javelinot) 05:09
Palmer, Felicity (mezzo-soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
Berger, William (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
14 Act I Scene 4: Monsieur Javelinot, you must know it's customary in all our Houses (Prioress, Mother Marie) 03:42
Palmer, Felicity (mezzo-soprano)
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
15 Act I Scene 4: Please inform your sisters they will have no chance to see the Reverend (Mother Marie, Prioress) 03:08
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
Palmer, Felicity (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
16 Act II Scene 1: Qui Lazarum resuscitasti a monumento foetidum (Constance, Blanche) 02:20
Tynan, Sarah (soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
17 Act II Scene 1: What are you doing? (Mother Marie, Blanche) 02:52
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
18 Act II Scene 1: Interlude: Dear Sister, I'm afraid that our cross is just a bit too big (Constance, Blanche) 03:55
Tynan, Sarah (soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
19 Act II Scene 2: My dear daughters, I don't need to remind you (Madame Lidoine, Mother Marie) 05:41
Boylan, Orla (soprano)
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
20 Act II Scene 2: Ave Maria (Mother Marie, Carmelites, Prioress) 01:45
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
Boylan, Orla (soprano)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
21 Act II Scene 2: Interlude: What is going on? (Prioress, Constance, Mother Marie) 02:09
Boylan, Orla (soprano)
Tynan, Sarah (soprano)
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
Disc 2
1 Act II Scene 3: Prelude 01:45
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
2 Act II Scene 3: Blanche, why do you behave like this? (Chevalier, Blanche) 07:22
Wedd, Peter (tenor)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
3 Act II Scene 3: Compose yourself, Sister Blanche (Mother Marie, Blanche) 01:50
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
4 Act II Scene 4: My faithful daughters, I know that some among you already have heard (Chaplain, Carmelites) 03:28
Davies, Ryland (tenor)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
5 Act II Scene 4: But what will become of you? (Blanche, Chaplain, Sister Mathilde, Constance, Mother Marie, Prioress) 02:51
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
Davies, Ryland (tenor)
Gibbons, Anne-Marie (mezzo-soprano)
Tynan, Sarah (soprano)
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
Boylan, Orla (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
6 Act II Scene 4: Someone is ringing the bell! (Constance, Sister Mathilde, Crowd, Chaplain, Carmelites) 01:09
Tynan, Sarah (soprano)
Gibbons, Anne-Marie (mezzo-soprano)
Davies, Ryland (tenor)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
7 Act II Scene 4: Open the door, open the door now! (Voice from the Crowd, Mother Marie, First Commissioner, Second Commissioner) 04:09
Herman, Natalie (soprano)
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
Edwards, James (tenor)
Wood, Roland (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
8 Act II Scene 4: My sisters, our Reverend Mother is coming (Mother Jeanne, Blanche, Crowd) 01:54
Powell, Jane (mezzo-soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
9 Act III Scene 1: Father, speak to them (Mother Marie, Chaplain, Mother Jeane, Sister Mathilde) 04:22
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
Davies, Ryland (tenor)
Powell, Jane (mezzo-soprano)
Gibbons, Anne-Marie (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
10 Act III Scene 1: There is only one vote against (Mother Marie, Sister Mathilde, Constance, Chaplain) 03:13
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
Gibbons, Anne-Marie (mezzo-soprano)
Tynan, Sarah (soprano)
Davies, Ryland (tenor)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
11 Act III Scene 1: Interlude: Fellow citizens, we congratulate you all (Officer) 02:22
Stafford-Allen, Toby (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
12 Act III Scene 1: Interlude: Sister Gerald, we have to warn the priest as soon as possible (Prioress, Mother Marie) 01:46
Boylan, Orla (soprano)
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
13 Act III Scene 2: Prelude 01:53
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
14 Act III Scene 2: It's you! (Blanche, Mother Marie, A Woman's Voice) 05:31
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
Herman, Natalie (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
15 Act III Scene 3: My daughters, we have almost come to the end of our first night in prison (Prioress, Mother Jeanne) 04:09
Boylan, Orla (soprano)
Powell, Jane (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
16 Act III Scene 3: And what of Sister Blanche? (Constance, Prioress, Sister Mathilde) 00:36
Tynan, Sarah (soprano)
Boylan, Orla (soprano)
Gibbons, Anne-Marie (mezzo-soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
17 Act III Scene 3: The Tribunal of the Revolution declares that the former sisters of the Order of Carmel (Gaoler) 02:27
Stephenson, David (baritone)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
18 Act III Scene 3: My daughters, I wanted to save you (Prioress) 02:07
Boylan, Orla (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
19 Act III Scene 3: Interlude: It is done. The have been condemned (Chaplain, Mother Marie) 01:56
Davies, Ryland (tenor)
Barstow, Josephine (soprano)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
20 Act III Scene 4: Prelude 02:41
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)
21 Act III Scene 4: Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae (Prioress, Mother Jeanne, Sister Mathilde, Constance, Carmelites, Blanche) 06:45
Boylan, Orla (soprano)
Powell, Jane (mezzo-soprano)
Gibbons, Anne-Marie (mezzo-soprano)
Tynan, Sarah (soprano)
Wyn-Davies, Catrin (soprano)
English National Opera Chorus (Choir)
English National Opera Orchestra (Orchestra)
Daniel, Paul (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 02:23:55