‎MacMillan, J.: The Sacrifice by Ben Evans — Apple Music Classical

Act I: Prelude -

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

3:45

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

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

5:20

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

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

2:37

Interlude: Andante -

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

2:01

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

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

6:43

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

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

2:14

Interlude: Andante -

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

1:29

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

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

6:56

Interlude: Passacaglia

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

3:57

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

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

4:50

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

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

1:57

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

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

3:04

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

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

4:44

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

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

1:12

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

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

4:07

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

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

4:44

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

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

7:49

Interlude -

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

2:51

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

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

10:08

Interlude -

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

4:59

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

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

3:55

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

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

4:53

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

Tomos Hardy, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, 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)

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

4:43

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

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

4:10

Interlude -

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

2:19

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

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

7:24

Interlude -

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

1:42

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

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

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, Anthony Negus, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Tomos Hardy

8:27

James MacMillan

Composer
Welsh National Opera Chorus

Choir
Lisa Milne

Soprano
Christopher Purves

Baritone
Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Orchestra

Rebecca Warner

Producer
Mike Frost

Editing Engineer
Jonathan Cooper

Mastering Engineer
Simon Smith

Assistant 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