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