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