Donizetti: Les Martyrs
Mark Elder, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1
"Amis ... silence ... Du silence !" (Chorus)
"Arretons-nous, Polyeucte" (Nearque, Polyeucte)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Wynne Evans
"Que l'onde salutaire, S'epanche sur mon front!" (Polyeucte)
Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans
"Viens, suis-moi ..." (Nearque)
Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder
"Que viens-tu nous apprendre?" (Nearque, The Christian, Polyeucte)
Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"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)
Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus
"Valeureux habitants de l'antique Armenie, Je viens dans vos cites, au nom de l'empereur" (Severe)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder
"Amour de mon jeune age, Toi dont la douce image" (Severe)
David Kempster, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"C'est son pere!" (Severe)
Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt
"Les dieux ont conserve des jours si precieux!" (Felix)
Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus
"De Decius, notre souverain maitre" (Felix, Severe)
Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, David Kempster, Clive Bayley
"Soutenez-moi! Divinite supreme!" (Pauline, Severe)
Clive Bayley, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder
"Voila le proconsul, ce guerrier magnanime" (Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)
Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Clive Bayley
"O blasphemes nouveaux!" (Callisthenes, Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Brindley Sherratt, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, David Kempster
"Dieu puissant qui voit mon zele, Que ta foi regne en son coeur" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus)
Mark Elder, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Clive Bayley
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3
"Dieux immortels, temoins de mes justes alarmes" (Pauline, Severe)
David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder
"En touchant a ce rivage, Tout m'offrait la douce image" (Severe, Pauline)
Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster
"Ne vois-tu pas, qu'helas ! mon coeur Succombe et cede a sa douleur!" (Pauline, Severe)
David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder
"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)
Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Clive Bayley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus
"A tes pieds, proconsul, on traine la victime!" (Callisthenes, Severe, Nearque, Pauline)
Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"Quoi! des dieux la voix sainte" (Severe, Callisthenes, The Priest, Pauline, Polyeucte, All)
Opera Rara Chorus, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt
"Jusqu'au sein du sanctuaire, Le parjure qu'il profere" (Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus, Pauline, Polyeucte, Nearque)
Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans, David Kempster
"Lui-meme a voulu son supplice" (Felix, Pauline, Callisthenes, Chorus, Polyeucte, Severe, Nearque)
Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Wynne Evans, Clive Bayley, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus
"Je crois en Dieu, roi du ciel et de la terre" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Chorus)
David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 4
"L'arret est prononce, tous chretiens" (Severe, Felix, Pauline)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt
"Oui, par la foi juree, Par ton ancien amour" (Pauline, Felix, Severe)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster
"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, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus
"Leur voix immortelle Rechauffe mon zele" (Felix, Pauline, Severe, Chorus)
David Kempster, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury
"Sur un nuage d'or s'elevant vers le ciel!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Clive Bayley, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus
"Seigneur, de vos bontes il faut que je l'obtienne!" (Polyeucte, Pauline)
Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Clive Bayley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus
"Pour toi, ma priere, Ardente et sincere" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Clive Bayley, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury
"Miracle soudain ... Lumiere immortelle" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans
"O sainte melodie!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Clive Bayley, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"Il nous faut et des jeux et des fetes" (Chorus)
Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Clive Bayley, Brindley Sherratt, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans, Mark Elder
"Au peuple impatient nous devons ce spectacle" (Callisthenes, Severe, Felix, Chorus)
Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Wynne Evans, Clive Bayley, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"Grands dieux!" (Severe, Felix, Pauline, All)
Clive Bayley, Brindley Sherratt, Michael Spyres, David Kempster, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus
"Ah ! voici le signal du supplice!" (Chorus, Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Nearque, The Christian)
David Kempster, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt
Production
- Sir Mark ElderProducer
- Ruth MulhollandManager
- Sir Mark ElderEditing Engineer