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