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