David Kempster Song Lists
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Ah ! voici le signal du supplice!" (Chorus, Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Nearque, The Christian)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Grands dieux!" (Severe, Felix, Pauline, All)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Au peuple impatient nous devons ce spectacle" (Callisthenes, Severe, Felix, Chorus)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Il nous faut et des jeux et des fetes" (Chorus)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "O sainte melodie!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Miracle soudain ... Lumiere immortelle" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Pour toi, ma priere, Ardente et sincere" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Seigneur, de vos bontes il faut que je l'obtienne!" (Polyeucte, Pauline)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Sur un nuage d'or s'elevant vers le ciel!" (Pauline, Polyeucte)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Leur voix immortelle Rechauffe mon zele" (Felix, Pauline, Severe, Chorus)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Joyce El-Khoury
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Oui, venez arracher Polyeucte au trepas!" (Severe, Felix, Pauline)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Joyce El-Khoury
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "O devouement sublime!" (Pauline, Severe, Felix)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Joyce El-Khoury
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "Oui, par la foi juree, Par ton ancien amour" (Pauline, Felix, Severe)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Joyce El-Khoury
Les Martyrs, Act 4: "L'arret est prononce, tous chretiens" (Severe, Felix, Pauline)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Joyce El-Khoury
Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Je crois en Dieu, roi du ciel et de la terre" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Felix, Callisthenes, Chorus)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Lui-meme a voulu son supplice" (Felix, Pauline, Callisthenes, Chorus, Polyeucte, Severe, Nearque)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Jusqu'au sein du sanctuaire, Le parjure qu'il profere" (Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus, Pauline, Polyeucte, Nearque)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Quoi! des dieux la voix sainte" (Severe, Callisthenes, The Priest, Pauline, Polyeucte, All)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 3: "A tes pieds, proconsul, on traine la victime!" (Callisthenes, Severe, Nearque, Pauline)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Dieu du tonnerre, Ton front severe Emeut la terre" (Callisthenes, Chorus)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Ne vois-tu pas, qu'helas ! mon coeur Succombe et cede a sa douleur!" (Pauline, Severe)
David Kempster, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Joyce El-Khoury
Les Martyrs, Act 3: "En touchant a ce rivage, Tout m'offrait la douce image" (Severe, Pauline)
David Kempster, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Joyce El-Khoury
Les Martyrs, Act 3: "Dieux immortels, temoins de mes justes alarmes" (Pauline, Severe)
David Kempster, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Joyce El-Khoury
Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Dieu puissant qui voit mon zele, Que ta foi regne en son coeur" (Polyeucte, Pauline, Severe, Callisthenes, Felix, Chorus)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 2: "O blasphemes nouveaux!" (Callisthenes, Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Voila le proconsul, ce guerrier magnanime" (Polyeucte, Severe, Pauline)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Soutenez-moi! Divinite supreme!" (Pauline, Severe)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 2: "De Decius, notre souverain maitre" (Felix, Severe)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Clive Bayley, Sir Mark Elder, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres & Wynne Evans
Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Les dieux ont conserve des jours si precieux!" (Felix)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Les Martyrs, Act 2: "C'est son pere!" (Severe)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Amour de mon jeune age, Toi dont la douce image" (Severe)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Valeureux habitants de l'antique Armenie, Je viens dans vos cites, au nom de l'empereur" (Severe)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Les Martyrs, Act 2: "Gloire a vous, Mars et Bellonne!" (Chorus)
David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Opera Rara Chorus, Sir Mark Elder & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act III Scene II: Peter, we've come to take you home (Ellen, Peter, Balstrode)
Giselle Allen, Alan Oke, David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act III Scene I: Embroidery in childhood was (Ellen, Balstrode)
Giselle Allen, David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act III Scene I: Come along, Doctor (Burgess, Burgesses, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Ellen, Balstrode)
Christopher Gillett, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Giselle Allen, David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act II Scene I: Shall we go and see Grimes in his hut? (Rector, Swallow, Balstrode, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Chorus)
Christopher Gillett, Henry Waddington, David Kempster, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Robert Murray, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act II Scene I: We planned that their lives (Ellen, Rector, Mrs. Sedley, Boles, Ned, Nieces, Auntie, Balstrode, Hobson, Swallow, Chorus)
Giselle Allen, Christopher Gillett, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Robert Murray, Charles Rice, Alexandra Hutton, Charmian Bedford, Gaynor Keeble, David Kempster, Stephen Richardson, Henry Waddington, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act II Scene I: People ... No! I will speak! (Boles, Balstrode, Rector, Auntie, Ellen, Chorus)
Robert Murray, David Kempster, Christopher Gillett, Gaynor Keeble, Giselle Allen, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act II Scene I: Fool to let it come to this (Auntie, Ned, Boles, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Swallow, Nieces, Rector, Chorus)
Gaynor Keeble, Charles Rice, Robert Murray, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, David Kempster, Henry Waddington, Alexandra Hutton, Charmian Bedford, Christopher Gillett, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene II: For peace sake (Balstrode, Peter)
David Kempster, Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene II: Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter, Nieces, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie, Chorus)
Alan Oke, Alexandra Hutton, Charmian Bedford, Robert Murray, David Kempster, Gaynor Keeble, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene II: Pub conversation should depend (Balstrode, Chorus)
David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene II: No, I mean love (Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)
Robert Murray, David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene II: There's been a landslide up the coast (Fisherman, Boles, Balstrode, Auntie)
Robert Murray, David Kempster, Gaynor Keeble, Britten-Pears Orchestra & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene II: Past time to close (Auntie, Mrs. Sedley, Balstrode, Boles, Nieces)
Britten-Pears Orchestra, Steuart Bedford, Gaynor Keeble, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, David Kempster, Robert Murray, Alexandra Hutton & Charmian Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene I: They listen to money (Peter, Balstrode)
David Kempster, Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene I: And do you prefer the storm (Balstrode, Peter)
David Kempster, Alan Oke, Britten-Pears Orchestra & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene I: Look! The storm cone! (Balstrode, Ned, Boles, Chorus)
David Kempster, Charles Rice, Robert Murray, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene I: Hi! Give us a hand (Peter, Boles, Balstrode, Ned, Auntie, Hobson)
Alan Oke, Robert Murray, David Kempster, Charles Rice, Gaynor Keeble, Stephen Richardson, Britten-Pears Orchestra & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene I: Good morning, good morning! (Rector, Nieces, Mrs. Sedley, Ned, Swallow, Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)
Christopher Gillett, Charmian Bedford, Alexandra Hutton, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Charles Rice, Henry Waddington, Gaynor Keeble, Robert Murray, David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & Steuart Bedford
Peter Grimes, Op. 13, Act I Scene I: Oh, hang at open doors (Auntie, Boles, Balstrode, Chorus)
Gaynor Keeble, Robert Murray, David Kempster, Britten-Pears Orchestra, Chorus Of Opera North, Chorus of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama & Steuart Bedford
The Apostles, Op. 49, Pt. 2: VII. The Ascension, "They Platted a Crown of Thorns"
Hallé, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Sir Mark Elder, Rebecca Evans, Alice Coote, Paul Groves, David Kempster, Sean Boyes, Thomas Kelly, Timothy Langston, Thomas Morss, Adam Player, Stefan Berkieta, Matthew Kellett, Graham McCusker & Daniel Shelvey
The Apostles, Op. 49, Pt. 2: VII. The Ascension, "And When He Had Spoken These Things"
Hallé, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Sir Mark Elder, Rebecca Evans, Alice Coote, Paul Groves, David Kempster, Sean Boyes, Thomas Kelly, Timothy Langston, Thomas Morss, Adam Player, Stefan Berkieta, Matthew Kellett, Graham McCusker & Daniel Shelvey
The Apostles, Op. 49, Pt. 2: IV. The Betrayal, In Gethsemane
Hallé, Hallé Choir, Sir Mark Elder, Brindley Sherratt, Jacques Imbrailo, Alice Coote & David Kempster
The Apostles, Op. 49, Pt. 2: IV. The Betrayal
Hallé, Hallé Choir, Sir Mark Elder, Paul Groves, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Sean Boyes, Thomas Kelly, Timothy Langston, Thomas Morss, Adam Player, Stefan Berkieta, Matthew Kellett, Graham McCusker & Daniel Shelvey
The Apostles, Op. 49, Pt. 1: III. By the Sea of Galilee, In Caesarea Philippi
Hallé, Hallé Choir, Sir Mark Elder, Paul Groves, Jacques Imbrailo, Sean Boyes, Thomas Kelly, Timothy Langston, Thomas Morss, Adam Player, Stefan Berkieta, Matthew Kellett, Graham McCusker, Daniel Shelvey & David Kempster
The Apostles, Op. 49, Pt. 1: III. By the Sea of Galilee, "This Shall Ye Have of Mine Hand"
Hallé, Hallé Choir, Sir Mark Elder, Alice Coote, Sean Boyes, Thomas Kelly, Timothy Langston, Thomas Morss, Adam Player, Stefan Berkieta, Matthew Kellett, Graham McCusker, Daniel Shelvey, Jacques Imbrailo, David Kempster, Paul Groves & Brindley Sherratt
The Apostles, Op. 49, Pt. 1: II. By the Wayside
Hallé, Hallé Choir, Sir Mark Elder, Jacques Imbrailo, Rebecca Evans, Paul Groves, David Kempster & Brindley Sherratt
The Apostles, Op. 49, Pt. 1: I. The Calling of the Apostles, "And When it Was Day"
Hallé, Hallé Choir, Sir Mark Elder, Paul Groves, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Sean Boyes, Thomas Kelly, Timothy Langston, Thomas Morss, Adam Player, Stefan Berkieta, Matthew Kellett, Graham McCusker, Daniel Shelvey, Rebecca Evans & Jacques Imbrailo
The Apostles, Op. 49, Pt.1: IIIf. By the Sea of Galilee, "Turn you to the stronghold"
Rebecca Evans, Alice Coote, Paul Groves, Jacques Imbrailo, David Kempster, Brindley Sherratt, Hallé, Sir Mark Elder, Hallé Choir & Hallé Youth Choir