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CHAN 3072
Handel: Julius Caesar
Running Time: 73:23
CD UPC: 0095115307229
Release Date: September 2002
Originally recorded in August 1984
Release Date: September 2002
Originally recorded in August 1984
Composer (1685-1759)
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel
Solo mezzo-soprano - Julius Caesar
Dame Janet Baker
Dame Janet Baker
Solo baritone - Curio
Christopher Booth-Jones
Christopher Booth-Jones
Solo mezzo-soprano - Cornelia
Sarah Walker
Sarah Walker
Mezzo Voice mezzo-soprano - Sextus
Della Jones
Della Jones
Solo soprano - Cleopatra
Valerie Masterson
Valerie Masterson
Solo countertenor - Ptolemy
James Bowman
James Bowman
Bass Voice bass - Achillas
Sir John Tomlinson
Sir John Tomlinson
Solo countertenor - Nirenus
David James
David James
Orchestra
English National Opera Orchestra
English National Opera Orchestra
Conductor
Sir Charles Mackerras
Sir Charles Mackerras
Venue
Abbey Road Studio, London
Abbey Road Studio, London
Producer
John Fraser
John Fraser
Engineer
Mark Vigars
Mark Vigars
Genre:
Vocal & Song
Opera in English
Vocal & Song
Opera in English
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Janet Bakers sings scenes from Julius Caesar
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
(1685-1759)Julius Caesar
74:25
Libretto by Nicola Haym
English translation by Brian Trowell
Edition prepared by Noel Davies and Sir Charles Mackerras
Act I
from Scene 1 Open country in Egypt
1.
'Caesar! Caesar! Egypt acclaims thee'
1:41
Chorus
2.
'Kneel in tribute, fair land of Egypt'
2:05
Caesar
3.
'Curio, Caesar has come . . .'
2:33
Caesar, Cornelia, Sextus, Achillas
4.
'Tyrant, avoid my sight'
3:58
Caesar
from Scene 3 Caesar's camp
5.
'Spirit of mighty Pompey'
2:57
Caesar, Curio, Cleopatra, Nirenus
from Scene 4 In the palace of the Ptolemies
6.
'Caesar! A generous destiny'
1:08
Ptolemy, Caesar, Achillas
7.
'How silently, how slyly'
6:31
Caesar
Act II
Scene 1 (complete) A grove of cedars
8.
'Have you done as I ordered, faithful Nirenus?'
2:48
Cleopatra, Nirenus, Caesar
9.
'Lamenting, complaining of Caesar's disdaining'
4:37
Cleopatra, Caesar
10.
'Fly then, fly, O my heart'
0:42
Caesar, Nirenus
11.
'Fleet o'er flowery meadow gliding'
7:48
Caesar
from Scene 3 A chamber
12.
'Ah gods! What do I see?'
2:49
Caesar, Cleopatra, Curio
13.
'In anger and fury I'll turn on the foe'
1:41
Caesar, Chorus
14.
'They will kill him'
1:12
Cleopatra
Act III
from Scene 1 An anchorage near Alexandria
15.
Symphony
0:43
16.
'From the perils of the ocean'
2:06
17.
'Zephyrs! Zephyrs, come to mine aid!'
6:35
Caesar
18.
'Nirenus, the battle is fought and lost'
2:32
Sextus, Achillas, Caesar, Curio
19.
'See in spate the high cataract storming'
4:33
Caesar
Scene 3 (complete) The harbour of Alexandria
20.
Symphony
2:59
21.
'Here, Curio and your legions'
2:27
Nirenus, Caesar, Sextus, Cornelia, Cleopatra
22.
'Dearest!' 'Fairest!'
5:45
Cleopatra, Caesar
23.
'Long, long may Egypt continue'
0:29
Caesar
24.
'Proclaim we all great Caesar's glory'
0:52
Chorus
25.
'A vow I give you'
0:57
Caesar, Cleopatra
26.
'Proclaim we all great Caesar's glory'
0:55
Chorus
Solo: Dame Janet Baker mezzo-soprano - Julius Caesar
Solo: Christopher Booth-Jones baritone - Curio
Solo: Sarah Walker mezzo-soprano - Cornelia
Solo: Valerie Masterson soprano - Cleopatra
Solo: James Bowman countertenor - Ptolemy
Solo: David James countertenor - Nirenus
Choral: English National Opera Chorus
Orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
1-7 August 1984
