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