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