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