Handel: Julius Caesar
Various Artists
Caesar! Caesar! Egypt acclaims thee (Chorus)
English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras
Kneel in tribute, fair land of Egypt (Caesar)
James Bowman, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra
Curio, Caesar has come… (Caesar, Cornelia, Sextus, Achillas)
Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones
Tyrant, avoid my sight (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra
Mother! Cornelia! (Sextus, Curio, Cornelia)
English National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Christopher Booth-Jones
Grief and woe all hope deny me (Cornelia)
Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, 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, English National Opera Orchestra, 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)
Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Pharaoh, my King! (Achillas, Ptolemy)
Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson
Upstart, barbarian and traitor! (Ptolemy)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman
Spirit of mighty Pompey (Caesar, Curio, Cleopatra, Nirenus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, Christopher Booth-Jones, David James
Here within thee, O friendly marble (Cornelia)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras
Alas! Reviled and neglected, must I remain here for ever? (Cornelia, Sextus, Cleopatra, Nire
Sarah Walker, Valerie Masterson, Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, David James
O star of my desire (Cleopatra)
Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker
Caesar! A generous destiny… (Ptolemy, Caesar, Achillas)
Dame Janet Baker, James Bowman, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson
How silently, how slyly (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra
Sire, with Sextus her son, the lady Cornelia (Achillas, Cornelia, Sextus, Ptolemy)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Della Jones, 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)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones
Have you done as I ordered, faithful Nirenus? (Cleopatra, Nirenus, Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Dame Janet Baker, David James
Lamenting, complaining of Caesar's disdaining (Cleopatra, Caesar)
Valerie Masterson, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Fly then, fly, O my heart (Caesar, Nirenus)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, 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)
Sarah Walker, James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sir Charles Mackerras
Deep within my bosom burning (Ptolemy)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman
So why delay? (Cornelia, Sextus)
Sarah Walker, Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra
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)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, 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)
Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Ah gods! What do I see? (Caesar, Cleopatra, Curio)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Christopher Booth-Jones, Valerie Masterson
in anger and fury I'll turn on the foe (Caesar, Chorus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus
They will kill him (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
Hear my prayer, O gods, relenting (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
So! You are beaten! (Ptolemy, Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman
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)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
Flow, my tears (Cleopatra)
Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
From the perils of the ocean (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra
Zephyrs! Zephyrs, come to mine aid! (Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker
Nirenus, the battle is fought and lost (Sextus, Achillas, Caesar, Curio)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, Della Jones, Christopher Booth-Jones
See in spate the high cataract storming (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Chorus, Sarah Walker, Christopher Booth-Jones
Ladies, my faithful servants (Cleopatra, Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson
Stormy winds my ship had shaken (Cleopatra)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
Here, Curio and your legions (Nirenus, Caesar, Sextus, Cornelia, Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, Sarah Walker, Della Jones, Dame Janet Baker, David James
Dearest! Fairest! (Cleopatra, Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
Long, long may Egypt continue (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker
Proclaim we all great Caesar's glory (Chorus)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus
A vow I give you (Caesar, Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
Proclaim we all great Caesar's glory (Chorus)
Tutti Soloists, English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras