‎MacMillan, J.: The Sacrifice by Leigh Melrose — Apple Music Classical

Act I: Prelude -

Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne

3:45

Act I Scene 1: I should not be here. Not tonight (Sian, Evan)

Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan

5:20

Act I Scene 1: The guests are laying out their clothes (Sian, Evan)

Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Tomos Hardy, Ben Evans, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan

2:37

Interlude: Andante -

Anthony Negus, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Chorus

2:01

Act I Scene 2: How is the dress, Megan? (General, Sian, Megan)

Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans

6:43

Act I Scene 2: Excuse me, Sir (Evan, General, Megan)

Tomos Hardy, Anthony Negus, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Christopher Purves, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose

2:14

Interlude: Andante -

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Tomos Hardy, Christopher Purves, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans

1:29

Act I Scene 3: Queen of the blossom (Megan, Mal, Sian)

Sarah Tynan, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Ben Evans, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Anthony Negus

6:56

Interlude: Passacaglia

Christopher Purves, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose

3:57

Act I Scene 4: God bless us all! (Chorus)

Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan

4:50

Act I Scene 4: The moon became a man today (The Birds)

Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Christopher Purves, Leigh Melrose, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans

1:57

Act I Scene 4: As father I could burst with pride (General, All)

Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Anthony Negus, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:04

Act I Scene 4: I toast my wife. My wife! Ye gods! (Mal, Sian, All)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves

4:44

Act I Scene 4: Get him! (Mal, Sian, General, Chorus)

Ben Evans, Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Lisa Milne, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Chorus

1:12

Act I Scene 4: Why bring a knife to a wedding? (Evan, The Birds)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Lisa Milne, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Christopher Purves, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Sarah Tynan

4:07

Act II Scene 1: Again, Megan (Sian, Megan)

Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Tomos Hardy, Anthony Negus, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan

4:44

Act II Scene 1: A question for you - whose is this? (Mal, Sian)

Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Chorus

7:49

Interlude -

Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne

2:51

Act II Scene 2: So he's found the coat … (Evan, Sian)

Anthony Negus, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne

10:08

Interlude -

Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves

4:59

Act II Scene 3: Hail the king, long live the boy king! (Guests, The Birds, Megan)

Ben Evans, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Anthony Negus, Amanda Baldwin, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:55

Act II Scene 3: Thank you, Megan, a fitting gift for a nephew (Mal)

Ben Evans, Anthony Negus, Christopher Purves, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Tomos Hardy, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones

4:53

Act II Scene 3: Come, the man who wounded me! (Mal, Guests, Evan, General)

Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans, Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Christopher Purves, Leigh Melrose, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones

3:56

Act III Scene 1: Give this our son your peace eternal, O Lord (Chorus, General, Mal, Mal's Men)

Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Ben Evans, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Chorus

4:43

Act III Scene 1: I thought my hands were heaven-blessed (Sian, General)

Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Chorus

4:10

Interlude -

Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans, Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones

2:19

Act III Scene 2: Thanks, Megan, you make a good thief (General, Megan)

Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Leigh Melrose, Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans

7:24

Interlude -

Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy, Anthony Negus, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Sarah Tynan

1:42

Act III Scene 3: Mal! Mal! Mal! (General, Mal, Sian)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans

3:57

Act III Scene 3: I cannot say I haven't dreamt a thousand times of killing him (Mal, Guests, Sian, Megan)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Sarah Tynan

8:27

James MacMillan

Composer
Welsh National Opera Chorus

Choir
Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Orchestra
Christopher Purves

Baritone
Lisa Milne

Soprano

Rebecca Warner

Producer
Simon Smith

Assistant Engineer
Mike Frost

Editing Engineer
Jonathan Cooper

Mastering Engineer
Finn Gundersen

Booklet Editor
Eric Richmond

Photography
Catherine Ashmore

Photography
Brian Tarr

Cover Photography, Photography
Mark Owens

Cover Photography
Clive Barda

Photography
David Nice

Liner Notes