Donizetti: Les Martyrs
Michael Spyres, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, David Kempster
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1
"Amis ... silence ... Du silence !" (Chorus)
"Arretons-nous, Polyeucte" (Nearque, Polyeucte)
Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans
"Que l'onde salutaire, S'epanche sur mon front!" (Polyeucte)
Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres
"Viens, suis-moi ..." (Nearque)
Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Wynne Evans
"Que viens-tu nous apprendre?" (Nearque, The Christian, Polyeucte)
Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans
"Eloignez de ces lieux, Ce garde, que Felix nous donna pour escorte!" (Pauline)
"Jeune souveraine, O puissante reine" (Chorus)
"Allez ! laissez-moi maintenant" (Pauline)
"Toi qui lis dans mon coeur, o ma mere!" (Pauline)
"Qu'ici ta main glacee, Benisse ton enfant!" (Pauline)
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1
"O Dieu tutelaire! O toi, notre pere!" (Chorus, Pauline)
"Pauline! ... avec effroi et ne pouvant en croire ses yeux Mon epoux!" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Chorus, Nearque, The Christian)
"Quel danger nous menace, et d'ou vient ta terreur?" (Nearque, The Christian, Polyeucte)
"Objet de ma constance, Amour de ton epoux" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Nearque, Chorus)
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 2
"Achevez ! Pollion, transcrivez ces edits" (Felix)
"Dieux des Romains, dieux de nos peres, Je servirai votre courroux!" (Felix)
"Viens, ma fille; je sais que ta pieuse haine" (Felix, Pauline)
"Mort a ces infames, Livrez aux flammes" (Felix, Chorus)
"Tout mon sang se glace, La mort le menace!" (Pauline, Felix, Chorus)
"D'ou te vient, mon enfant, cette sombre tristess" (Felix, Pauline)
"Deja l'on voit au loin, dans nos immenses plaines" (Callisthenes, Felix)
"Severe existe! ... Un dieu sauveur, Des sombres bords un dieu l'envoie!" (Pauline)
"Gloire a vous, Mars et Bellonne!" (Chorus)
David Kempster, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt
"Valeureux habitants de l'antique Armenie, Je viens dans vos cites, au nom de l'empereur" (Severe)
David Kempster, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"Amour de mon jeune age, Toi dont la douce image" (Severe)
Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"C'est son pere!" (Severe)
Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus
"Les dieux ont conserve des jours si precieux!" (Felix)
Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus
"De Decius, notre souverain maitre" (Felix, Severe)
Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Clive Bayley, Mark Elder
"Soutenez-moi! Divinite supreme!" (Pauline, Severe)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Michael Spyres, Clive Bayley, Joyce El-Khoury
"Voila le proconsul, ce guerrier magnanime" (Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)
Mark Elder, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury
"O blasphemes nouveaux!" (Callisthenes, Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)
Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Clive Bayley
"Dieu puissant qui voit mon zele, Que ta foi regne en son coeur" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, David Kempster, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Wynne Evans
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3
"Dieux immortels, temoins de mes justes alarmes" (Pauline, Severe)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury
"En touchant a ce rivage, Tout m'offrait la douce image" (Severe, Pauline)
Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury
"Ne vois-tu pas, qu'helas ! mon coeur Succombe et cede a sa douleur!" (Pauline, Severe)
David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury
"C'est Polyeucte! ... mon epoux!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
"Mon seul tresor, mon bien supreme" (Polyeucte)
"O mon fils! ... ce guerrier, cet ami si fidele" (Felix, Polyeucte, Pauline)
"Oui, j'irai dans leurs temples! Bientot tu m'y verras" (Polyeucte)
"Dieu du tonnerre, Ton front severe Emeut la terre" (Callisthenes, Chorus)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans
"A tes pieds, proconsul, on traine la victime!" (Callisthenes, Severe, Nearque, Pauline)
Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Clive Bayley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus
"Quoi! des dieux la voix sainte" (Severe, Callisthenes, The Priest, Pauline, Polyeucte, All)
Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, David Kempster
"Jusqu'au sein du sanctuaire, Le parjure qu'il profere" (Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus, Pauline, Polyeucte, Nearque)
Clive Bayley, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus
"Lui-meme a voulu son supplice" (Felix, Pauline, Callisthenes, Chorus, Polyeucte, Severe, Nearque)
Clive Bayley, Mark Elder, Wynne Evans, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres
"Je crois en Dieu, roi du ciel et de la terre" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Chorus)
Clive Bayley, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Michael Spyres, David Kempster
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 4
"L'arret est prononce, tous chretiens" (Severe, Felix, Pauline)
Mark Elder, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt
"Oui, par la foi juree, Par ton ancien amour" (Pauline, Felix, Severe)
Mark Elder, David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus
"O devouement sublime!" (Pauline, Severe, Felix)
David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt
"Oui, venez arracher Polyeucte au trepas!" (Severe, Felix, Pauline)
David Kempster, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus
"Leur voix immortelle Rechauffe mon zele" (Felix, Pauline, Severe, Chorus)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt
"Sur un nuage d'or s'elevant vers le ciel!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"Seigneur, de vos bontes il faut que je l'obtienne!" (Polyeucte, Pauline)
Michael Spyres, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus
"Pour toi, ma priere, Ardente et sincere" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Clive Bayley, Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt
"Miracle soudain ... Lumiere immortelle" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Clive Bayley, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder
"O sainte melodie!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
Michael Spyres, Clive Bayley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, David Kempster, Wynne Evans
"Il nous faut et des jeux et des fetes" (Chorus)
Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Clive Bayley, David Kempster, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"Au peuple impatient nous devons ce spectacle" (Callisthenes, Severe, Felix, Chorus)
David Kempster, Clive Bayley, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans
"Grands dieux!" (Severe, Felix, Pauline, All)
Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans
"Ah ! voici le signal du supplice!" (Chorus, Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Nearque, The Christian)
Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Clive Bayley, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, David Kempster
Production
- Sir Mark ElderProducer
- Ruth MulhollandManager
- Sir Mark ElderEditing Engineer