Handel: Julius Caesar
Various Artists
Caesar! Caesar! Egypt acclaims thee (Chorus)
English National Opera Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra
Kneel in tribute, fair land of Egypt (Caesar)
Della Jones, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker
Curio, Caesar has come… (Caesar, Cornelia, Sextus, Achillas)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Dame Janet Baker, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones
Tyrant, avoid my sight (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra
Mother! Cornelia! (Sextus, Curio, Cornelia)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, Christopher Booth-Jones
Grief and woe all hope deny me (Cornelia)
Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, 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)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, Valerie Masterson, David James
Yet why despair? (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
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)
Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Christopher Booth-Jones, 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
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker, Valerie Masterson, Della Jones, 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)
Dame Janet Baker, James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sir Charles Mackerras
How silently, how slyly (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra
Sire, with Sextus her son, the lady Cornelia (Achillas, Cornelia, Sextus, Ptolemy)
Della Jones, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman
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, Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Have you done as I ordered, faithful Nirenus? (Cleopatra, Nirenus, Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, David James
Lamenting, complaining of Caesar's disdaining (Cleopatra, Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra
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)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker
Lady, forget your grieving (Achillas, Cornelia, Ptolemy)
Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, James Bowman
Deep within my bosom burning (Ptolemy)
Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra
So why delay? (Cornelia, Sextus)
Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra
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)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra
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)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, Christopher Booth-Jones
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, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
Hear my prayer, O gods, relenting (Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra
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)
Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Flow, my tears (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras
From the perils of the ocean (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker
Zephyrs! Zephyrs, come to mine aid! (Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras
Nirenus, the battle is fought and lost (Sextus, Achillas, Caesar, Curio)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Dame Janet Baker, Christopher Booth-Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones
See in spate the high cataract storming (Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Christopher Booth-Jones, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Chorus
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)
Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, Della Jones, David James
Dearest! Fairest! (Cleopatra, Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
Long, long may Egypt continue (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra
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)
Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, 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, Tutti Soloists