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