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