Donizetti: Les Martyrs
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Brindley Sherratt
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 1
"Amis ... silence ... Du silence !" (Chorus)
"Arretons-nous, Polyeucte" (Nearque, Polyeucte)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres
"Que l'onde salutaire, S'epanche sur mon front!" (Polyeucte)
Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans
"Viens, suis-moi ..." (Nearque)
Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"Que viens-tu nous apprendre?" (Nearque, The Christian, Polyeucte)
Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, 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)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, 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, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, David Kempster
"Amour de mon jeune age, Toi dont la douce image" (Severe)
Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, David Kempster
"C'est son pere!" (Severe)
Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Opera Rara Chorus, David Kempster
"Les dieux ont conserve des jours si precieux!" (Felix)
Mark Elder, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"De Decius, notre souverain maitre" (Felix, Severe)
Clive Bayley, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder
"Soutenez-moi! Divinite supreme!" (Pauline, Severe)
Mark Elder, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Clive Bayley, Brindley Sherratt, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury
"Voila le proconsul, ce guerrier magnanime" (Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)
Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury
"O blasphemes nouveaux!" (Callisthenes, Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Clive Bayley, Joyce El-Khoury, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster
"Dieu puissant qui voit mon zele, Que ta foi regne en son coeur" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus)
Mark Elder, Michael Spyres, David Kempster, Clive Bayley, Joyce El-Khoury, Wynne Evans, Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 3
"Dieux immortels, temoins de mes justes alarmes" (Pauline, Severe)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, David Kempster, Mark Elder
"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, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, 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)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Clive Bayley, Joyce El-Khoury, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt
"A tes pieds, proconsul, on traine la victime!" (Callisthenes, Severe, Nearque, Pauline)
Wynne Evans, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus
"Quoi! des dieux la voix sainte" (Severe, Callisthenes, The Priest, Pauline, Polyeucte, All)
Clive Bayley, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans
"Jusqu'au sein du sanctuaire, Le parjure qu'il profere" (Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus, Pauline, Polyeucte, Nearque)
Clive Bayley, Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus
"Lui-meme a voulu son supplice" (Felix, Pauline, Callisthenes, Chorus, Polyeucte, Severe, Nearque)
Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Wynne Evans
"Je crois en Dieu, roi du ciel et de la terre" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Chorus)
Clive Bayley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder
Gaetano Donizetti: Les Martyrs, Act 4
"L'arret est prononce, tous chretiens" (Severe, Felix, Pauline)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"Oui, par la foi juree, Par ton ancien amour" (Pauline, Felix, Severe)
Brindley Sherratt, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus
"O devouement sublime!" (Pauline, Severe, Felix)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus
"Oui, venez arracher Polyeucte au trepas!" (Severe, Felix, Pauline)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus
"Leur voix immortelle Rechauffe mon zele" (Felix, Pauline, Severe, Chorus)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster
"Sur un nuage d'or s'elevant vers le ciel!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
Clive Bayley, Mark Elder, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Michael Spyres, David Kempster, Wynne Evans, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
"Seigneur, de vos bontes il faut que je l'obtienne!" (Polyeucte, Pauline)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus
"Pour toi, ma priere, Ardente et sincere" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
David Kempster, Michael Spyres, Wynne Evans, Joyce El-Khoury, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Brindley Sherratt, Mark Elder, Opera Rara Chorus, Clive Bayley
"Miracle soudain ... Lumiere immortelle" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Wynne Evans, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, Clive Bayley
"O sainte melodie!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
Mark Elder, Clive Bayley, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Michael Spyres, David Kempster, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Brindley Sherratt, Wynne Evans
"Il nous faut et des jeux et des fetes" (Chorus)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres
"Au peuple impatient nous devons ce spectacle" (Callisthenes, Severe, Felix, Chorus)
Brindley Sherratt, David Kempster, Wynne Evans, Michael Spyres, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Mark Elder, Clive Bayley
"Grands dieux!" (Severe, Felix, Pauline, All)
Wynne Evans, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Clive Bayley, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres, Opera Rara Chorus
"Ah ! voici le signal du supplice!" (Chorus, Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Nearque, The Christian)
Michael Spyres, Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Wynne Evans, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Joyce El-Khoury, Opera Rara Chorus
Production
- Sir Mark ElderProducer
- Ruth MulhollandManager
- Sir Mark ElderEditing Engineer