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