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