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Poulenc: The Carmelites

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CHAN 3134
 
Multiple Set of 2 CDs
Poulenc: The Carmelites
Running Time: 143:55
Digital UPC: 5059864313431

Release Date: September 2006
Originally recorded in October 2005
Composer (1899-1963)
Francis Poulenc
Solo baritone - Marquis de la Force
Ashley Holland
Solo soprano - Blanche de la Force
Catrin Wyn-Davies
Tenor Voice tenor - Chevalier de la Force
Peter Wedd
Solo baritone - Thierry
Gary Coward
Solo soprano - Off-stage voice
Natalie Herman
Mezzo Voice mezzo-soprano - Madame de Croissy
Felicity Palmer
Solo soprano - Mother Marie
Dame Josephine Barstow
Solo soprano - Madame Lidoine
Orla Boylan
Soprano Voice soprano - Sister Constance
Sarah Tynan
Solo mezzo-soprano - Mother Jeanne
Jane Powell
Solo mezzo-soprano - Sister Mathilde
Anne Marie Gibbons
Solo tenor - The Chaplain
Ryland Davies
Solo baritone - Monsieur Javelinot
William Berger
Solo tenor - First Commissioner
James Edwards
Solo baritone - Second Commissioner
Roland Wood
Solo baritone - First Officer
Toby Stafford-Allen
Solo baritone - Gaoler
David Stephenson
Choral
English National Opera Chorus
Orchestra
English National Opera Orchestra
Conductor
Paul Daniel
Venue
Blackheath Halls, London
Producer
Brian Couzens
Engineer
Ralph Couzens
Engineer (Assistant)
Michael Common
Genre:
Vocal & Song
Opera in English
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FRANCIS POULENC

(1899-1963)

The Carmelites

144:15
Opera in three acts
Libretto by the composer after Georges Bernanos' play Dialogue des Carmélites, revised English version by Joseph Machlis
Act I
Scene 1
1.
'Where is Blanche?'
7:23
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Chevalier de la Force, Marquis de la Force
2.
'Blanche, your poor brother was so very impatient'
3:31
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Marquis, Blanche de la Force, Chevalier
3.
'Her poor imagination always flies from one extreme to another'
1:43
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Marquis, Chevalier, Blanche, Thierry
4.
'Dear father, there is no incident so small or unimportant'
4:05
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Blanche, Marquis
Scene 2
5.
Prelude
1:42
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6.
'Do not believe this comfortable chair is a privilege'
3:08
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7.
'What has driven you here?'
1:31
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8.
'My daughter, the outside world often questions'
5:36
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Madame de Croissy (Prioress), Blanche
Scene 3
9.
Prelude
2:37
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10.
'Oh no, not more beans!'
7:09
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Constance, Blanche
Scene 4
11.
Prelude
2:11
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12.
'Would you be so kind as to raise my pillow'
8:22
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Prioress, Mother Marie
13.
'You may get up my child'
5:09
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Prioress, Blanche, Monsieur Javelinot
14.
'Monsieur Javelinot, you must know it's customary'
3:42
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Prioress, Mother Marie
15.
'Please inform your sisters'
3:08
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Mother Marie, Prioress, Blanche
Act II
Scene 1
16.
'Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum'
2:20
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Constance, Blanche
17.
'What are you doing?'
2:52
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Mother Marie, Blanche
Interlude
18.
'Dear Sister, I'm afraid that our cross'
3:55
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Constance, Blanche
Scene 2
19.
'My dear daughters, I don't need to remind you'
5:41
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Madame Lidoine (the new Prioress), Mother Marie
20.
'Ave Maria'
1:45
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Mother Marie, Carmelites, Prioress
Interlude
21.
'What is going on?'
2:09
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Prioress, Constance, Mother Marie
Scene 3
22.
Prelude
1:45
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23.
'Blanche, why do you believe like this?'
7:22
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Chevalier, Blanche
24.
'Compose yourself, Sister Blanche'
1:50
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Mother Marie, Blanche
Scene 4
25.
'My faithful daughters, I know that some among you'
3:28
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Chaplain, Carmelites
26.
'But what will become of you?'
2:51
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Blanche, Chaplain, Constance, Sister Mathilde, Prioress, Mother Marie
27.
'Someone is ringing the bell'
1:09
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Constance, Sister Mathilde, Crowd, Chaplain, Carmelites
28.
'Open the door, open the door now!'
4:09
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Voice, Mother Marie, First Commissioner, Second Commissioner
29.
'My sisters, our Reverend Mother is coming'
1:54
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Mother Jeanne, Blanche, Mother Marie, Crowd
Act III
Scene 1
30.
'Father, speak to them'
4:22
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Mother Marie, Chaplain, Mother Jeanne, Sister Mathilde
31.
'There is only one vote against. That is enough'
3:13
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Mother Marie, Sister Mathilde, Constance
Interlude
32.
'Fellow citizens, we congratulate you'
2:22
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Officer
33.
'Sister Gerald, we have to warn the priest'
1:46
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Prioress, Mother Marie
Scene 2
34.
Prelude
1:53
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35.
'It's you!'
5:31
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Blanche, Mother Marie, Woman's Voice
Scene 3
36.
'My daughters, we have almost come to the end'
4:09
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Prioress, Mother Jeanne
37.
'And what of Sister Blanche?'
0:36
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Constance, Prioress, Sister Mathilde
38.
''The Tribunal of the Revolution declares''
2:27
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Gaoler
39.
'May daughters, I wanted to save you'
2:07
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Prioress
Interlude
40.
'It is done. They have been condemned'
1:56
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Chaplain, Mother Marie
Scene 4
41.
Prelude
2:41
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42.
'Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae'
6:45
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Prioress, Mother Jeanne, Sister Mathilde, Constance, Carmelites, Blanche
Solo: Ashley Holland baritone - Marquis de la Force
Solo: Catrin Wyn-Davies soprano - Blanche de la Force
Solo: Gary Coward baritone - Thierry
Solo: Natalie Herman soprano - Off-stage voice
Solo: Dame Josephine Barstow soprano - Mother Marie
Solo: Orla Boylan soprano - Madame Lidoine
Solo: Jane Powell mezzo-soprano - Mother Jeanne
Solo: Anne Marie Gibbons mezzo-soprano - Sister Mathilde
Solo: Ryland Davies tenor - The Chaplain
Solo: William Berger baritone - Monsieur Javelinot
Solo: James Edwards tenor - First Commissioner
Solo: Roland Wood baritone - Second Commissioner
Solo: Toby Stafford-Allen baritone - First Officer
Solo: David Stephenson baritone - Gaoler
Choral: English National Opera Chorus
Orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Paul Daniel
20-26 October 2005

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FRANCIS POULENC

(1899-1963)

The Carmelites

144:15
Opera in three acts
Libretto by the composer after Georges Bernanos' play Dialogue des Carmélites, revised English version by Joseph Machlis
COMPACT DISC ONE
Act I
Scene 1
1.
'Where is Blanche?'
7:23
Chevalier de la Force, Marquis de la Force
2.
'Blanche, your poor brother was so very impatient'
3:31
Marquis, Blanche de la Force, Chevalier
3.
'Her poor imagination always flies from one extreme to another'
1:43
Marquis, Chevalier, Blanche, Thierry
4.
'Dear father, there is no incident so small or unimportant'
4:05
Blanche, Marquis
Scene 2
5.
Prelude
1:42
6.
'Do not believe this comfortable chair is a privilege'
3:08
7.
'What has driven you here?'
1:31
8.
'My daughter, the outside world often questions'
5:36
Madame de Croissy (Prioress), Blanche
Scene 3
9.
Prelude
2:37
10.
'Oh no, not more beans!'
7:09
Constance, Blanche
Scene 4
11.
Prelude
2:11
12.
'Would you be so kind as to raise my pillow'
8:22
Prioress, Mother Marie
13.
'You may get up my child'
5:09
Prioress, Blanche, Monsieur Javelinot
14.
'Monsieur Javelinot, you must know it's customary'
3:42
Prioress, Mother Marie
15.
'Please inform your sisters'
3:08
Mother Marie, Prioress, Blanche
Act II
Scene 1
16.
'Qui Lazarum resuscutasti a monumento foetidum'
2:20
Constance, Blanche
17.
'What are you doing?'
2:52
Mother Marie, Blanche
Interlude
18.
'Dear Sister, I'm afraid that our cross'
3:55
Constance, Blanche
Scene 2
19.
'My dear daughters, I don't need to remind you'
5:41
Madame Lidoine (the new Prioress), Mother Marie
20.
'Ave Maria'
1:45
Mother Marie, Carmelites, Prioress
Interlude
21.
'What is going on?'
2:09
Prioress, Constance, Mother Marie
79:50
COMPACT DISC TWO
Scene 3
1.
Prelude
1:45
2.
'Blanche, why do you believe like this?'
7:22
Chevalier, Blanche
3.
'Compose yourself, Sister Blanche'
1:50
Mother Marie, Blanche
Scene 4
4.
'My faithful daughters, I know that some among you'
3:28
Chaplain, Carmelites
5.
'But what will become of you?'
2:51
Blanche, Chaplain, Constance, Sister Mathilde, Prioress, Mother Marie
6.
'Someone is ringing the bell'
1:09
Constance, Sister Mathilde, Crowd, Chaplain, Carmelites
7.
'Open the door, open the door now!'
4:09
Voice, Mother Marie, First Commissioner, Second Commissioner
8.
'My sisters, our Reverend Mother is coming'
1:54
Mother Jeanne, Blanche, Mother Marie, Crowd
Act III
Scene 1
9.
'Father, speak to them'
4:22
Mother Marie, Chaplain, Mother Jeanne, Sister Mathilde
10.
'There is only one vote against. That is enough'
3:13
Mother Marie, Sister Mathilde, Constance
Interlude
11.
'Fellow citizens, we congratulate you'
2:22
Officer
12.
'Sister Gerald, we have to warn the priest'
1:46
Prioress, Mother Marie
Scene 2
13.
Prelude
1:53
14.
'It's you!'
5:31
Blanche, Mother Marie, Woman's Voice
Scene 3
15.
'My daughters, we have almost come to the end'
4:09
Prioress, Mother Jeanne
16.
'And what of Sister Blanche?'
0:36
Constance, Prioress, Sister Mathilde
17.
''The Tribunal of the Revolution declares''
2:27
Gaoler
18.
'May daughters, I wanted to save you'
2:07
Prioress
Interlude
19.
'It is done. They have been condemned'
1:56
Chaplain, Mother Marie
Scene 4
20.
Prelude
2:41
21.
'Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae'
6:45
Prioress, Mother Jeanne, Sister Mathilde, Constance, Carmelites, Blanche
64:25
Solo: Ashley Holland baritone - Marquis de la Force
Solo: Catrin Wyn-Davies soprano - Blanche de la Force
Solo: Gary Coward baritone - Thierry
Solo: Natalie Herman soprano - Off-stage voice
Solo: Dame Josephine Barstow soprano - Mother Marie
Solo: Orla Boylan soprano - Madame Lidoine
Solo: Jane Powell mezzo-soprano - Mother Jeanne
Solo: Anne Marie Gibbons mezzo-soprano - Sister Mathilde
Solo: Ryland Davies tenor - The Chaplain
Solo: William Berger baritone - Monsieur Javelinot
Solo: James Edwards tenor - First Commissioner
Solo: Roland Wood baritone - Second Commissioner
Solo: Toby Stafford-Allen baritone - First Officer
Solo: David Stephenson baritone - Gaoler
Choral: English National Opera Chorus
Orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Paul Daniel
20-26 October 2005





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