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)
London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, Clive Wearing, Sir Thomas Allen, Norman Bailey, 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)
David Wilson-Johnson, David Atherton, Ann Murray, Peter Hall, London Sinfonietta, Clive Wearing, London Sinfonietta Chorus
Divine go-between, that's who I am (Hermes, Paris)
David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Kenneth Bowen, Philip Langridge
Lady Athene, if I honour you… (Paris, Athene)
Clive Wearing, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta Chorus
Lady Hera, if I honour you… (Paris, Hera, Hermes)
Clive Wearing, David Atherton, Kenneth Bowen, Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta, London Sinfonietta Chorus
Aphrodite, if I honour you… (Paris, Aphrodite, Hera, Athene, Hermes)
Kenneth Bowen, Philip Langridge, David Atherton, London Sinfonietta, Clive Wearing, 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)
Kenneth Bowen, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, 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)
Kenneth Bowen, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, David Wilson-Johnson
Tippett: King Priam, Ac II Scene 3
A hero in Achilles' armour… (Hermes, Paris, Priam)
Norman Bailey, Kenneth Bowen, Philip Langridge, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton
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)
London Sinfonietta, Felicity Palmer, Linda Hirst, David Atherton, 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)
David Atherton, Heather Harper, Felicity Palmer, London Sinfonietta, Linda Hirst
Interlude I. No… No… No… We have it from the runner (Serving Women)
David Atherton, Linda Hirst, London Sinfonietta, 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)
