‎MacMillan, J.: The Sacrifice by Leigh Melrose — Apple Music Classical

Act I: Prelude -

Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:45

Act I Scene 1: I should not be here. Not tonight (Sian, Evan)

Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Leigh Melrose

5:20

Act I Scene 1: The guests are laying out their clothes (Sian, Evan)

Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Leigh Melrose, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan

2:37

Interlude: Andante -

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Chorus

2:01

Act I Scene 2: How is the dress, Megan? (General, Sian, Megan)

Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Chorus

6:43

Act I Scene 2: Excuse me, Sir (Evan, General, Megan)

Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan, Lisa Milne, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Leigh Melrose, Ben Evans, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare

2:14

Interlude: Andante -

Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Lisa Milne, Anthony Negus, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans

1:29

Act I Scene 3: Queen of the blossom (Megan, Mal, Sian)

Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Leigh Melrose, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare

6:56

Interlude: Passacaglia

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves, Ben Evans, Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:57

Act I Scene 4: God bless us all! (Chorus)

Anthony Negus, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Ben Evans, Sarah Tynan

4:50

Act I Scene 4: The moon became a man today (The Birds)

Ben Evans, Lisa Milne, Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Chorus

1:57

Act I Scene 4: As father I could burst with pride (General, All)

Christopher Purves, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Tomos Hardy, Leigh Melrose, Rosie Hay, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:04

Act I Scene 4: I toast my wife. My wife! Ye gods! (Mal, Sian, All)

Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Leigh Melrose, Sarah Tynan, Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Chorus

4:44

Act I Scene 4: Get him! (Mal, Sian, General, Chorus)

Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Leigh Melrose, Sarah Tynan, Anthony Negus, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Chorus

1:12

Act I Scene 4: Why bring a knife to a wedding? (Evan, The Birds)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Sarah Tynan, Lisa Milne, Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Christopher Purves

4:07

Act II Scene 1: Again, Megan (Sian, Megan)

Anthony Negus, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans

4:44

Act II Scene 1: A question for you - whose is this? (Mal, Sian)

Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Peter Hoare, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Ben Evans, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Anthony Negus, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Chorus

7:49

Interlude -

Leigh Melrose, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Chorus

2:51

Act II Scene 2: So he's found the coat … (Evan, Sian)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin

10:08

Interlude -

Anthony Negus, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Leigh Melrose, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan

4:59

Act II Scene 3: Hail the king, long live the boy king! (Guests, The Birds, Megan)

Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:55

Act II Scene 3: Thank you, Megan, a fitting gift for a nephew (Mal)

Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Anthony Negus, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Ben Evans, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Chorus

4:53

Act II Scene 3: Come, the man who wounded me! (Mal, Guests, Evan, General)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Sarah Tynan, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Ben Evans, Anthony Negus, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Christopher Purves, Leigh Melrose, Lisa Milne

3:56

Act III Scene 1: Give this our son your peace eternal, O Lord (Chorus, General, Mal, Mal's Men)

Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Chorus

4:43

Act III Scene 1: I thought my hands were heaven-blessed (Sian, General)

Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Sarah Tynan, Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Chorus

4:10

Interlude -

Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Leigh Melrose, Sarah Tynan, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones

2:19

Act III Scene 2: Thanks, Megan, you make a good thief (General, Megan)

Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Sarah Tynan, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare

7:24

Interlude -

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan, Lisa Milne, Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Leigh Melrose

1:42

Act III Scene 3: Mal! Mal! Mal! (General, Mal, Sian)

Leigh Melrose, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:57

Act III Scene 3: I cannot say I haven't dreamt a thousand times of killing him (Mal, Guests, Sian, Megan)

Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Leigh Melrose, Sarah Tynan, Lisa Milne

8:27

James MacMillan

Composer
Welsh National Opera Chorus

Choir
Lisa Milne

Soprano
Christopher Purves

Baritone
Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Orchestra

Rebecca Warner

Producer
Jonathan Cooper

Mastering Engineer
Simon Smith

Assistant Engineer
Mike Frost

Editing Engineer
Finn Gundersen

Booklet Editor
Eric Richmond

Photography
Catherine Ashmore

Photography
Brian Tarr

Cover Photography, Photography
Mark Owens

Cover Photography
Clive Barda

Photography
David Nice

Liner Notes