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