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