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