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