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