Title from disc label. Grand opera in four acts. Libretto by Eugène Scribe, translated from Salvadore Cammarano's libretto for Donizetti's opera Poliuto, which was based on Pierre Corneille's tragedy Polyeucte; and with substantial additions, including elements from Chateaubriand's prose epic Les martyrs. Edition recorded: critical edition, Ricordi; edited by Flora Willson. Program notes by Flora Willson and Jonathan Keates, synopsis in English with French, German, and Italian translations, and libretto with English translation (148 pages : portraits (some color)) inserted in container. Recorded. 2014 October-November, St. Clement's Church, London. Joyce El-Khoury (Pauline), soprano ; Michael Spyres (Polyeucte), tenor ; David Kempster (Sévère), baritone ; Brindley Sherratt (Félix), bass ; Clive Bayley (Callisthènes), bass ; Wynne Evans (Néarque), tenor ; with supporting soloists ; Opera Rara Chorus ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; Sir Mark Elder, conductor. Sung in French.