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