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VARIOUS ARTISTS

The History of Opera: English Language Opera

VARIOUS ARTISTS

40 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 26 MINUTES • AUG 22 2018

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Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I: Now the Great Bear and Pleiades (Peter)
Benjamin Britten, Sir Reginald Goodall, Joan Cross, Sir Peter Pears & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
03:21
13
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act I: Whatever You Say ... Let Her Among You Without Fault Cast the First Stone (Ellen)
Benjamin Britten, Sir Reginald Goodall, Joan Cross & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
03:01
14
Peter Grimes, Op. 33, Act II: In Dreams I've Built Myself Some Kindlier Home (Peter)
Benjamin Britten, Sir Reginald Goodall, Sir Peter Pears & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
02:54
15
Porgy and Bess, Act I: Summertime
London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:10
16
Porgy and Bess, Act III: Good Mornin', Sistuh!... It's Porgy Comin' Home
London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:29
17
The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act II: Let Us Wander
Henry Purcell, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Gerald Moore & Victoria De Los Ángeles
02:10
18
The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act III: I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly
Henry Purcell, Nancy Argenta, Nigel North, Paul Nicholson & Richard Boothby
02:02
19
King Arthur Suite, Z. 628, Act I: Overture
Henry Purcell, Trevor Pinnock & The English Concert
03:36
20
King Arthur Suite, Z. 628, Act I: Come If You Dare
Henry Purcell, Trevor Pinnock, Alison Balsom & The English Concert
03:01
21
King Arthur Suite, Z. 628, Act V: Fairest isle
Henry Purcell, Trevor Pinnock, Alison Balsom & The English Concert
02:02
22
The Bohemian Girl: Overture (Orchestra)
Michael William Balfe, Havelock Nelson & Unidentified Orchestra
07:20
23
The Bohemian Girl, Act I: Waltz (Orchestra)
Michael William Balfe, Havelock Nelson & Unidentified Orchestra
03:06
24
The Bohemian Girl, Act II: I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls (Arline)
Michael William Balfe, Havelock Nelson, Veronica Dunne & Unidentified Orchestra
03:27
25
The Bohemian Girl, Act II: Love Smiles but to Deceive ('Tis Gone, the Past Was All a Dream) (Queen of the Gipsies)
Michael William Balfe, Havelock Nelson, Una O'Callaghan & Unidentified Orchestra
03:10
26
The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture
Arthur Sullivan, Malcolm Sargent & Pro Arte Orchestra
05:31
27
The Yeomen of the Guard, Act I: When Maiden Loves She Sits and Sighs (Phoebe)
Arthur Sullivan, Malcolm Sargent, Marjorie Thomas & Pro Arte Orchestra
03:27
28
The Yeomen of the Guard, Act I: Tower Warders, Under Orders (People, Yeomen of the Guard, Second Yeoman)
Arthur Sullivan, Malcolm Sargent, John Cameron, Alexander Young, Pro Arte Orchestra & Glyndebourne Chorus
04:03
29
Billy Budd: Interlude
Benjamin Britten, Daniel Harding & London Symphony Orchestra
03:08
30
Billy Budd: Boy! - Yes sir! (Vere, Boy)
Benjamin Britten, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge & London Symphony Orchestra
03:32
31
The Mikado, Act I: Behold the Lord High Executioner! (Nobles, Ko-Ko)
Arthur Sullivan, Malcolm Sargent, Geraint Evans, Pro Arte Orchestra & Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
02:54
32
The Mikado, Act II: A More Humane Mikado (Mikado, Nobles)
Arthur Sullivan, Malcolm Sargent, Owen Brannigan, Pro Arte Orchestra & Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
04:19
33
Iolanthe, Act I: Finale (The Lady of My Love....)
Arthur Sullivan, Malcolm Sargent & Pro Arte Orchestra
10:26
34
Iolanthe, Act II: When You're Lying Awake with a Dismal Headache (Nightmare Song) (Lord Chancellor)
Arthur Sullivan, Malcolm Sargent, George Baker & Pro Arte Orchestra
03:00
35
Maritana, Act II: Yes, Let Me Like a Soldier Fall (Don César)
Vincent Wallace, Havelock Nelson, Eric Hinds & Unidentified Orchestra
02:29
36
Maritana, Act II: In Happy Moments (Don José)
Vincent Wallace, Havelock Nelson, Eric Hinds & Unidentified Orchestra
03:09
37
Maritana, Act III: Scenes That Are Brightest (Maritana)
Vincent Wallace, Havelock Nelson, Veronica Dunne & Unidentified Orchestra
03:19
38
The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54, Act I: Prologue (Prologue)
Benjamin Britten, Daniel Harding, Ian Bostridge & Mahler Chamber Orchestra
03:27
39
The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54, Act I: The Letter (Governess, Mrs. Grose, Miles, Flora)
Benjamin Britten, Daniel Harding, Caroline Wise, Jane Henschel, Joan Rodgers, Julian Leang & Mahler Chamber Orchestra
02:58
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The Turn of the Screw, Op. 54, Act I: The Journey (Governess)
Benjamin Britten, Daniel Harding, Joan Rodgers & Mahler Chamber Orchestra
02:12
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