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