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Britten: The Beggar's Opera

By Benjamin Britten

1st October 2009

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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Introduction: If Poverty be a title to Poetry (Beggar)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Sirena Tocco

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43: Overture
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Through all the employments of life (Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Sir, black Moll hath sent word (Flich, Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Robert Anthony Gardiner, Jeremy White

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Tis Woman that seduces all Mankind (Filch, Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Robert Anthony Gardiner, Jeremy White

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But it is now high time to look about me (Peachum, Mrs Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Women indeed are bitter bad judges … ev'ry Man handsom who is going to the Camp - if any wench Venus' Girdle wear (Mrs Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Was Captain Macheath here this morning? (Peachum, Mrs Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: If Love the Virgin's Heart invade (Mrs Peachum, Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: A Maid is like the Golden ore (Mrs Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Come hither, Filch (Mrs Peachum, Filch)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Susan Bickley, Robert Anthony Gardiner

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: I know as well as any of the fine ladies - Virgins are like the fair flower in its lustre (Polly, Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Our Polly is a sad slut! (Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Polly, Omnes)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Can Love be controlled by Advice? (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The girl shows such a readiness - O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Omnes)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: I, like a Ship in storms, was tossed (Polly, Mrs Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: A fox may steal your hens, Sir (Peachum, Mrs Peachum, Polly)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: O ponder well! Be not severe (Polly, Mrs Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The Turtle thus with plaintive crying, her Lover dying (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Now I'm a wretch indeed! (Polly, Macheath, Omnes)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: My heart was so free (Macheath, Polly)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Were I laid on Greenland's coast (Macheath, Polly, Omnes)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: O! what pain it is to part! (Polly, Macheath)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The Miser thus a shilling sees (Macheath, Polly)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But pr'thee, Mat, what is become of thy brother Tom? (Ben Budge, Mat of the Mint, Jemmy Twitcher, Nimming Ned, Harry Paddington, Wat Dreary)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Aidan Smith, Ben Thapa, Paul Hopwood, Thomas Barnard, Bryn Evans, Mark Saberton

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us (Gentlemen of the Road)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Aidan Smith, Ben Thapa, Paul Hopwood, Thomas Barnard, Bryn Evans, Mark Saberton

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Gentlemen, well met (Macheath, Mat of the Mint)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Ben Thapa

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: I shall wish myself with you - Let us take the road (Macheath, Harry Paddington, Gentlemen of the Road)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Bryn Evans, Aidan Smith, Ben Thapa, Paul Hopwood, Thomas Barnard

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: If the heart of a man is depressed with cares (Macheath)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Dear Mrs Coaxer, you are welcome - Youth's the season made for joys (Macheath, Ladies of the Town)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Kathryn Jenkin, Siobháin Gibson, Clare McCaldin, Bernadette Lord, Alison Place

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Now pray, ladies, take your places (Macheath, Jenny Diver, Mrs Coaxer)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Miranda Westcott, Clare McCaldin

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: It is your own choice - Before the barn-door crowing (Jenny Diver, Macheath, Dolly Trull, Suky Tawdry, Ladies of the Town)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Miranda Westcott, Bernadette Lord, Siobháin Gibson, Clare McCaldin, Alison Place

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But to be sure, Sir - The Gamesters and Lawyers are jugglers alike (Jenny Diver, Betty Doxy, Macheath, Peachum, Ladies of the Town)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Miranda Westcott, Jeremy White, Katherine Paterson, Siobháin Gibson, Clare McCaldin, Bernadette Lord

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The gentlemen, ladies, lodges in Newgate - Constables, wait upon the Captain to his lodgings - At the Tree I shall suffer with pleasure (Peachum, Macheath)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Jeremy White

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Noble Captain, you are welcome (Lockit, Macheath)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Donald Maxwell

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Man may escape from rope and gun (Macheath, Lucy Lockit)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Thus when a good Housewife sees a rat (Lucy Lockit, Macheath)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: It is the pleasure of all you fine men - How cruel are the traytors (Lucy Lockit, Macheath)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: The first time at the looking glass (Macheath, Lucy Lockit)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: In this last affair, brother Peachum, we are agreed (Lockit, Peachum)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Jeremy White

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Such language, brother, anywhere else - When you censure the age (Lockit, Lucy Lockit)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Sarah Fox

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Is then his fate decreed, Sir? (Lucy Lockit, Lockit)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Sarah Fox

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Though the Chaplain was out of the way to-day (Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Polly)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox, Leah-Marian Jones

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Thus when the Swallow seeking prey (Polly, Macheath, Lucy Lockit)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox, Leah-Marian Jones

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: If women's tongues can cease for an answer - I will not! - How happy could I be with either (Macheath, Lucy Lockit, Polly)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox, Leah-Marian Jones

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Cease your funning (Polly, Macheath, Lucy Lockit, Omnes)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox, Leah-Marian Jones

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Why how now, Madam Flirt! (Lucy Lockit, Polly, Peachum, Lockit)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Sarah Fox, Leah-Marian Jones, Donald Maxwell, Jeremy White

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Now power on earth can e'er divide (Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Lockit, Peachum, Omnes)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Sarah Fox, Tom Randle, Donald Maxwell, Jeremy White

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: To be sure, wench, you must have been aiding and abetting (Lockit, Lucy Lockit)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Sarah Fox, Donald Maxwell

The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Dear Sir, mention not my education (Lucy Lockit, Lockit)
Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Sarah Fox, Donald Maxwell