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