Handel: Julius Caesar
Various Artists
Caesar! Caesar! Egypt acclaims thee (Chorus)
English National Opera Chorus, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Kneel in tribute, fair land of Egypt (Caesar)
Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, James Bowman
Curio, Caesar has come… (Caesar, Cornelia, Sextus, Achillas)
Della Jones, Sarah Walker, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson
Tyrant, avoid my sight (Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker
Mother! Cornelia! (Sextus, Curio, Cornelia)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Della Jones, 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)
Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
You shall be Queen, Cleopatra (Cleopatra, Nirenus, Ptolemy)
Sir Charles Mackerras, James Bowman, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, David James
Yet why despair? (Cleopatra)
English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Sir Charles Mackerras
Pharaoh, my King! (Achillas, Ptolemy)
James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Sir Charles Mackerras
Upstart, barbarian and traitor! (Ptolemy)
James Bowman, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Spirit of mighty Pompey (Caesar, Curio, Cleopatra, Nirenus)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, Valerie Masterson, Christopher Booth-Jones, David James
Here within thee, O friendly marble (Cornelia)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker
Alas! Reviled and neglected, must I remain here for ever? (Cornelia, Sextus, Cleopatra, Nire
Sir Charles Mackerras, Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Sarah Walker, 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, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, James Bowman, Sir Charles Mackerras
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)
James Bowman, Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras, Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson
Ne'er reject a tender lover (Achillas)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson
Mother!' 'My dearest! (Sextus, Cornelia)
Sarah Walker, English National Opera Orchestra, Della Jones, Sir Charles Mackerras
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)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, David James
Lamenting, complaining of Caesar's disdaining (Cleopatra, Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, Dame Janet Baker
Fly then, fly, O my heart (Caesar, Nirenus)
Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, David James
Fleet o'er flowery meadow gliding (Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras
Still despairing, still lamenting (Cornelia)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker
Lady, forget your grieving (Achillas, Cornelia, Ptolemy)
James Bowman, Sarah Walker, 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)
Della Jones, English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras
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)
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, 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)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson, Dame Janet Baker, Christopher Booth-Jones
in anger and fury I'll turn on the foe (Caesar, Chorus)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, 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)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
So! You are beaten! (Ptolemy, Cleopatra)
James Bowman, Valerie Masterson, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
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)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Valerie Masterson
From the perils of the ocean (Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras
Zephyrs! Zephyrs, come to mine aid! (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra
Nirenus, the battle is fought and lost (Sextus, Achillas, Caesar, Curio)
Sir Charles Mackerras, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir John Tomlinson, Della Jones, Christopher Booth-Jones
See in spate the high cataract storming (Caesar)
Sir Charles Mackerras, English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sarah Walker, Christopher Booth-Jones, English National Opera Chorus
Ladies, my faithful servants (Cleopatra, Caesar)
Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, 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)
Della Jones, Dame Janet Baker, English National Opera Orchestra, Sarah Walker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson, David James
Dearest! Fairest! (Cleopatra, Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Dame Janet Baker, Sir Charles Mackerras, Valerie Masterson
Long, long may Egypt continue (Caesar)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, 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)
English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Tutti Soloists, English National Opera Chorus