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