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