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)
James Bowman, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Della Jones, Sarah Walker, Dame Janet Baker
Curio, Caesar has come… (Caesar, Cornelia, Sextus, Achillas)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Della Jones
Tyrant, avoid my sight (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra
Mother! Cornelia! (Sextus, Curio, Cornelia)
Della Jones, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Christopher Booth-Jones
Grief and woe all hope deny me (Cornelia)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras
The time for tears is over (Sextus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones
Come rouse yourselves to vengeance (Sextus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra
You shall be Queen, Cleopatra (Cleopatra, Nirenus, Ptolemy)
James Bowman, Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, David James
Yet why despair? (Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra
Pharaoh, my King! (Achillas, Ptolemy)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sir Charles Mackerras, 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, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, Christopher Booth-Jones, David James
Here within thee, O friendly marble (Cornelia)
Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Alas! Reviled and neglected, must I remain here for ever? (Cornelia, Sextus, Cleopatra, Nire
English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, Valerie Masterson, 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)
Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson
How silently, how slyly (Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras
Sire, with Sextus her son, the lady Cornelia (Achillas, Cornelia, Sextus, Ptolemy)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, Della Jones, Sarah Walker
Ne'er reject a tender lover (Achillas)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sir Charles Mackerras
Mother!' 'My dearest! (Sextus, Cornelia)
Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra
Condemn'd to grieve and cry, my love (Cornelia, Sextus)
Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras
Have you done as I ordered, faithful Nirenus? (Cleopatra, Nirenus, Caesar)
Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, David James
Lamenting, complaining of Caesar's disdaining (Cleopatra, Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
Fly then, fly, O my heart (Caesar, Nirenus)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, David James
Fleet o'er flowery meadow gliding (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker
Still despairing, still lamenting (Cornelia)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra
Lady, forget your grieving (Achillas, Cornelia, Ptolemy)
James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras
Deep within my bosom burning (Ptolemy)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, James Bowman
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)
English National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras
Wounded, the serpent ne'er reposes (Sextus)
English National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras
Soon he will come to find me (Cleopatra)
Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra
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)
English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Christopher Booth-Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker
in anger and fury I'll turn on the foe (Caesar, Chorus)
Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Chorus
They will kill him (Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra
Hear my prayer, O gods, relenting (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras
So! You are beaten! (Ptolemy, Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra
I shall tame your pride unbending (Ptolemy)
James Bowman, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra
And so in one brief hour all my glory is gone? (Cleopatra)
Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Flow, my tears (Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
From the perils of the ocean (Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker
Zephyrs! Zephyrs, come to mine aid! (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra
Nirenus, the battle is fought and lost (Sextus, Achillas, Caesar, Curio)
Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Christopher Booth-Jones
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)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
Stormy winds my ship had shaken (Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra
Here, Curio and your legions (Nirenus, Caesar, Sextus, Cornelia, Cleopatra)
Valerie Masterson, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, David James
Dearest! Fairest! (Cleopatra, Caesar)
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 Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Chorus
A vow I give you (Caesar, Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra
Proclaim we all great Caesar's glory (Chorus)
English National Opera Orchestra, Tutti Soloists, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Chorus