‎MacMillan, J.: The Sacrifice by Christopher Purves — Apple Music Classical

Act I: Prelude -

Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Anthony Negus, Christopher Purves, Ben Evans, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:45

Act I Scene 1: I should not be here. Not tonight (Sian, Evan)

Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Tomos Hardy, Christopher Purves, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Sarah Tynan

5:20

Act I Scene 1: The guests are laying out their clothes (Sian, Evan)

Ben Evans, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones

2:37

Interlude: Andante -

Tomos Hardy, Lisa Milne, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Chorus

2:01

Act I Scene 2: How is the dress, Megan? (General, Sian, Megan)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves, Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Chorus

6:43

Act I Scene 2: Excuse me, Sir (Evan, General, Megan)

Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Tomos Hardy, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves

2:14

Interlude: Andante -

Tomos Hardy, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Sarah Tynan, Anthony Negus, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose

1:29

Act I Scene 3: Queen of the blossom (Megan, Mal, Sian)

Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Anthony Negus, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Tomos Hardy, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan

6:56

Interlude: Passacaglia

Christopher Purves, Ben Evans, Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:57

Act I Scene 4: God bless us all! (Chorus)

Sarah Tynan, Tomos Hardy, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin

4:50

Act I Scene 4: The moon became a man today (The Birds)

Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans, Anthony Negus, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Chorus

1:57

Act I Scene 4: As father I could burst with pride (General, All)

Tomos Hardy, Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Sarah Tynan, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:04

Act I Scene 4: I toast my wife. My wife! Ye gods! (Mal, Sian, All)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Sarah Tynan, Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy, Anthony Negus, Christopher Purves, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Chorus

4:44

Act I Scene 4: Get him! (Mal, Sian, General, Chorus)

Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves, Ben Evans, Welsh National Opera Chorus

1:12

Act I Scene 4: Why bring a knife to a wedding? (Evan, The Birds)

Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Tomos Hardy, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves

4:07

Act II Scene 1: Again, Megan (Sian, Megan)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy

4:44

Act II Scene 1: A question for you - whose is this? (Mal, Sian)

Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Sarah Tynan, Anthony Negus, Christopher Purves, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Tomos Hardy, Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Chorus

7:49

Interlude -

Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Tomos Hardy, Christopher Purves, Sarah Tynan, Lisa Milne, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Welsh National Opera Chorus

2:51

Act II Scene 2: So he's found the coat … (Evan, Sian)

Tomos Hardy, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Chorus

10:08

Interlude -

Tomos Hardy, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Ben Evans, Sarah Tynan

4:59

Act II Scene 3: Hail the king, long live the boy king! (Guests, The Birds, Megan)

Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Sarah Tynan, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Tomos Hardy, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:55

Act II Scene 3: Thank you, Megan, a fitting gift for a nephew (Mal)

Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Tomos Hardy, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Chorus

4:53

Act II Scene 3: Come, the man who wounded me! (Mal, Guests, Evan, General)

Sarah Tynan, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Anthony Negus, Tomos Hardy, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Lisa Milne, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones

3:56

Act III Scene 1: Give this our son your peace eternal, O Lord (Chorus, General, Mal, Mal's Men)

Tomos Hardy, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Anthony Negus, Lisa Milne, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Ben Evans, Christopher Purves, Welsh National Opera Chorus

4:43

Act III Scene 1: I thought my hands were heaven-blessed (Sian, General)

Sarah Tynan, Ben Evans, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Tomos Hardy, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Welsh National Opera Chorus

4:10

Interlude -

Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Christopher Purves, Sarah Tynan, Anthony Negus, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Ben Evans, Tomos Hardy, Welsh National Opera Chorus

2:19

Act III Scene 2: Thanks, Megan, you make a good thief (General, Megan)

Tomos Hardy, Sarah Tynan, Christopher Purves, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Ben Evans, Lisa Milne

7:24

Interlude -

Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Anthony Negus, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Lisa Milne, Tomos Hardy, Ben Evans, Sarah Tynan

1:42

Act III Scene 3: Mal! Mal! Mal! (General, Mal, Sian)

Sarah Tynan, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Christopher Purves, Tomos Hardy, Ben Evans, Anthony Negus, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Lisa Milne, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Welsh National Opera Chorus

3:57

Act III Scene 3: I cannot say I haven't dreamt a thousand times of killing him (Mal, Guests, Sian, Megan)

Ben Evans, Lisa Milne, Sarah Tynan, Rosie Hay, Amanda Baldwin, Samantha Hay, Cameron Jones, Tomos Hardy, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Peter Hoare, Leigh Melrose, Anthony Negus, Christopher Purves

8:27

James MacMillan

Composer
Christopher Purves

Baritone
Welsh National Opera Orchestra

Orchestra
Lisa Milne

Soprano
Welsh National Opera Chorus

Choir

Rebecca Warner

Producer
Mike Frost

Editing Engineer
Simon Smith

Assistant Engineer
Jonathan Cooper

Mastering Engineer
Finn Gundersen

Booklet Editor
Eric Richmond

Photography
Catherine Ashmore

Photography
Brian Tarr

Cover Photography, Photography
Mark Owens

Cover Photography
Clive Barda

Photography
David Nice

Liner Notes