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