tracks

Overture
Act I Scene 1
Caesar! Caesar! Egypt Acclaims Thee (Chorus)
Kneel In Tribute, Fair Land Of Egypt (Caesar)
Curio, Caesar Has Come … (Caesar, Cornelia, Sextus, Achillas)
Tyrant, Avoid My Sight (Caesar)
Mother! Cornelia! (Sextus, Curio, Cornelia)
Grief And Woe All Hope Deny Me (Cornelia)
The Time For Tears Is Over (Sextus)
Come Rouse Yourselves To Vengeance (Sextus)
Act I Scene 2
You Shall Be Queen, Cleopatra (Cleopatra, Nirenus, Ptolemy)
Yet Why Despair? (Cleopatra)
Pharaoh, My King! (Achillas, Ptolemy)
Upstart, Barbarian And Traitor! (Ptolemy)
Act I Scene 3
Spirit Of Mighty Pompey (Caesar, Curio, Cleopatra, Nirenus)
Here Within Thee, O Friendly Marble (Cornelia)
Alas! Reviled And Neglected, Must I Remain Here For Ever? (Cornelia, Sextus, Cleopatra, Nirenus)
O Star Of My Desire (Cleopatra)
Act I Scene 4
Caesar! A Generous Destiny … (Ptolemy, Caesar, Achillas)
How Silently, How Slyly (Caesar)
Sire, With Sextus Her Son, The Lady Cornelia (Achillas, Cornelia, Sextus, Ptolemy)
Ne'er Reject A Tender Lover (Achillas)
Mother! My Dearest! (Sextus, Cornelia)
Condemn'd To Grieve And Cry, My Love (Cornelia, Sextus)
Act II Scene 1
Have You Done As I Ordered, Faithful Nirenus? (Cleopatra, Nirenus, Caesar)
Lamenting, Complaining Of Caesar's Disdaining (Cleopatra, Caesar)
Fly Then, Fly, O My Heart (Cleopatra, Nirenus)
Fleet O'er Flowery Meadow Gliding (Caesar)
Act II Scene 2
Still Despairing, Still Lamenting (Cornelia)
Lady, Forget Your Grieving (Achillas, Cornelia, Ptolemy)
Deep Within My Bosom Burning (Ptolemy)
So Why Delay? (Cornelia, Sextus)
Sigh No More, Forget Lamenting (Cornelia)
He Is No Son Who Seeks Not Full Revenge… (Sextus)
Wounded, The Serpent Ne'er Reposes (Sextus)
Act II Scene 3
Soon He Will Come To Find Me (Cleopatra)
Venus, Fair Lady, One Favour Send Me (Cleopatra)
Ah Gods! What Do I See? (Caesar, Cleopatra, Curio)
In Anger And Fury I'll Turn On The Foe (Caesar, Chorus)
They Will Kill Him (Cleopatra)
Hear My Prayer, O Gods, Relenting (Cleopatra)
Symphony
Act III Scene 1
So! You Are Beaten! (Ptolemy, Cleopatra)
I Shall Tame Your Pride Unbending (Ptolemy)
And So In One Brief Hour All My Glory Is Gone? (Cleopatra)
Flow, My Tears (Cleopatra)
From The Perils Of The Ocean (Caesar)
Zephyrs! Zephyrs, Come To Mine Aid! (Caesar)
Nirenus, The Battle Is Fought And Lost (Sextus, Achillas, Caesar, Curio)
See In Spate The High Cataract Storming (Caesar)
Act III Scene 2
Ladies, My Faithful Servants (Cleopatra, Caesar)
Stormy Winds My Ship Had Shaken (Cleopatra)
Act III Scene 3
Symphony
Here, Curio And Your Legions (Nirenus, Caesar, Sextus, Cornelia, Cleopatra)
Dearest! Fairest! (Cleopatra, Caesar)
Long, Long May Egypt Continue (Caesar)
Proclaim We All Great Caesar's Glory (Chorus)
A Vow I Give You (Caesar, Cleopatra)
Proclaim We All Great Caesar's Glory (Chorus)

notes

Recording venue: Abbey Road Studios, London; 1-7 August 1984

credits

Baritone Vocals [Curio] – Christopher Booth-Jones
Bass Vocals [Achillas] – John Tomlinson (2)
Chorus – The English National Opera Chorus
Chorus Master – Victor Morris
Composed By – George Frideric Handel,
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Countertenor Vocals [Nirenus] – David James (13)
Countertenor Vocals [Ptolemy] – James Bowman (2)
Harpsichord – Noel Davies (4)
Libretto By – Nicola Haym,
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Cornelia] – Sarah Walker (2)
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Julius Caesar] – Dame Janet Baker,
Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Sextus] – Della Jones
Orchestra – The English National Opera Orchestra
Soprano Vocals [Cleopatra] – Valerie Masterson,
Translated By – Brian Trowell

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chandos Records Ltd
Copyright (c) – Chandos Records Ltd
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios

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