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