Handel: Julius Caesar
Various Artists
Caesar! Caesar! Egypt acclaims thee (Chorus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus
Kneel in tribute, fair land of Egypt (Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, Della Jones, Sarah Walker, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson
Curio, Caesar has come… (Caesar, Cornelia, Sextus, Achillas)
Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones
Tyrant, avoid my sight (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker
Mother! Cornelia! (Sextus, Curio, Cornelia)
Sarah Walker, Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Christopher Booth-Jones
Grief and woe all hope deny me (Cornelia)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra
The time for tears is over (Sextus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones
Come rouse yourselves to vengeance (Sextus)
Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
You shall be Queen, Cleopatra (Cleopatra, Nirenus, Ptolemy)
Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, David James
Yet why despair? (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras
Pharaoh, my King! (Achillas, Ptolemy)
James Bowman, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson
Upstart, barbarian and traitor! (Ptolemy)
English National Opera Orchestra, James Bowman, Sir Charles Mackerras
Spirit of mighty Pompey (Caesar, Curio, Cleopatra, Nirenus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Christopher Booth-Jones, David James
Here within thee, O friendly marble (Cornelia)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker
Alas! Reviled and neglected, must I remain here for ever? (Cornelia, Sextus, Cleopatra, Nire
Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker, David James
O star of my desire (Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker
Caesar! A generous destiny… (Ptolemy, Caesar, Achillas)
James Bowman, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sir Charles Mackerras
How silently, how slyly (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Sire, with Sextus her son, the lady Cornelia (Achillas, Cornelia, Sextus, Ptolemy)
Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, James Bowman
Ne'er reject a tender lover (Achillas)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson
Mother!' 'My dearest! (Sextus, Cornelia)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker, Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra
Condemn'd to grieve and cry, my love (Cornelia, Sextus)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras
Have you done as I ordered, faithful Nirenus? (Cleopatra, Nirenus, Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, David James
Lamenting, complaining of Caesar's disdaining (Cleopatra, Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
Fly then, fly, O my heart (Caesar, Nirenus)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, David James
Fleet o'er flowery meadow gliding (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Still despairing, still lamenting (Cornelia)
Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra
Lady, forget your grieving (Achillas, Cornelia, Ptolemy)
James Bowman, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson
Deep within my bosom burning (Ptolemy)
James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
So why delay? (Cornelia, Sextus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones
Sigh no more, forget lamenting (Cornelia)
Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
He is no son who seeks not full revenge… (Sextus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones
Wounded, the serpent ne'er reposes (Sextus)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones
Soon he will come to find me (Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
Venus, fair lady, one favour send me (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
Ah gods! What do I see? (Caesar, Cleopatra, Curio)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Christopher Booth-Jones, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson
in anger and fury I'll turn on the foe (Caesar, Chorus)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Chorus, Dame Janet Baker
They will kill him (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras
Hear my prayer, O gods, relenting (Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
So! You are beaten! (Ptolemy, Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
I shall tame your pride unbending (Ptolemy)
Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra
And so in one brief hour all my glory is gone? (Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
Flow, my tears (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
From the perils of the ocean (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra
Zephyrs! Zephyrs, come to mine aid! (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra
Nirenus, the battle is fought and lost (Sextus, Achillas, Caesar, Curio)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Christopher Booth-Jones
See in spate the high cataract storming (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Chorus, Christopher Booth-Jones, Sarah Walker
Ladies, my faithful servants (Cleopatra, Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
Stormy winds my ship had shaken (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
Here, Curio and your legions (Nirenus, Caesar, Sextus, Cornelia, Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker, Dame Janet Baker, Della Jones, Valerie Masterson, David James
Dearest! Fairest! (Cleopatra, Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson
Long, long may Egypt continue (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Proclaim we all great Caesar's glory (Chorus)
English National Opera Chorus, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
A vow I give you (Caesar, Cleopatra)
Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker
Proclaim we all great Caesar's glory (Chorus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Tutti Soloists, English National Opera Chorus