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