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