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