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