Tippett: King Priam, Act I
Tippett: King Priam, Act I Scene 1
What is it, Nurse? (Hecuba, Nurse, Priam)
Old man of Troy, you're welcome (Priam, Old Man)
Than am I no longer mother to this child (Hecuba, Old Man)
Interlude I. Thus shall a story begin (Nurse, Old Man, Young Guard)
Tippett: King Priam, Act I Scene 2
The bull is away over there (Huntsmen, Hector, Priam)
David Atherton, Sir Thomas Allen, Norman Bailey, London Sinfonietta, Clive Wearing, London Sinfonietta Chorus
They have taken my bull (Paris, Hector)
Father, he's a shepherd boy (Hector, Priam, Paris)
So I'd hoped it might be (Priam, Old Man)
Interlude II. Ah, but life, life is a bitter charade (Nurse, Young Guard, Old Man, Wedding Guests)
Peter Hall, London Sinfonietta, David Wilson-Johnson, David Atherton, Clive Wearing, Ann Murray, London Sinfonietta Chorus
Divine go-between, that's who I am (Hermes, Paris)
London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, Philip Langridge, Kenneth Bowen
Lady Athene, if I honour you… (Paris, Athene)
London Sinfonietta, Clive Wearing, Philip Langridge, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta Chorus
Lady Hera, if I honour you… (Paris, Hera, Hermes)
David Atherton, Kenneth Bowen, Clive Wearing, London Sinfonietta, Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta Chorus
Aphrodite, if I honour you… (Paris, Aphrodite, Hera, Athene, Hermes)
Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta, Clive Wearing, David Atherton, Kenneth Bowen, London Sinfonietta Chorus
Tippett: King Priam, Act II Scene 1
So you've given up fighting! (Hector, Priam)
So Trojans honour Menelaus… (Priam, Paris)
Interlude I. Hermes, Hermes, with the winged feet come quick! (Old Man, Hermes)
David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Kenneth Bowen, David Wilson-Johnson
Tippett: King Priam, Act II Scene 2
Why are you weeping, Patroclus? (Achilles, Patroclus)
Interlude II. O, o, what a threat to Troy (Old Man, Hermes)
London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, Kenneth Bowen, David Wilson-Johnson
Tippett: King Priam, Ac II Scene 3
A hero in Achilles' armour… (Hermes, Paris, Priam)
David Atherton, Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta, Norman Bailey, Kenneth Bowen
All Trojans, all fought bravely (Hector, Priam, Paris, Achilles, Old Man)
Tippett: King Priam, Act III Scene 1
Lady Andromache, should we not light the fire? (Serving Woman, Andromache)
Felicity Palmer, Linda Hirst, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Philip Langridge
Daughter Andromache, you must go out… (Hecuba, Andromache)
Did you hear? (Andromache, Helen, Hecuba)
O that my ears should hear impiety so gross! (Hecuba, Andromache, Helen)
Now you shall go (Andromache, Hecuba, Serving Woman)
Felicity Palmer, London Sinfonietta, Linda Hirst, David Atherton, Heather Harper
Interlude I. No… No… No… We have it from the runner (Serving Women)
London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta Chorus
Tippett: King Priam, Act III Scene 2
What is happening? (Priam, Paris)
A crime (Young Guard, Old Man, Priam)
The soul will answer from where the pain is quickest (Nurse, Priam, Young Guard, Old Man)
Tippett: King Priam, Act III Scene 3
Priam! Here! What is this? (Achilles, Priam)
Old man, I am touched (Achilles, Priam)
Tippett: King Priam, Act III Scene 4
Where is my father, where is Priam? (Paris, Priam)
Ah, ah! Ah, ah! (Hecuba, Paris, Priam)
Ah, ha, ha, ha (Andromache, Paris, Priam)
Ah, ah! (Paris, Helen, Priam)
