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