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