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Britten, B.: Beggar's Opera (The) [Opera]

Christian Curnyn

1 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43: Introduction. If Poverty be a title to Poetry (Beggar) 1:18

2 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43: Overture 4:24

3 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Through all the employments of life (Peachum) 1:18

4 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Sir, black Moll hath sent word (Filch, Peachum) 0:42

5 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: 'Tis Woman That seduces all Mankind (Filch, Peachum) 1:17

6 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But It Is now high time to look about me (Peachum, Mrs. Peachum) 1:13

7 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Women indeed Are bitter bad judges - …Ev'ry Man handsome who Is going to the Camp - If any wench Venus' Girdle wear (Mrs. Peachum) 0:53

8 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Was Captain Macheath here This morning? (Peachum, Mrs. Peachum) 0:54

9 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: If Love the Virgin's Heart invade (Mrs. Peachum, Peachum) 1:52

10 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: A Maid Is like the Golden ore (Mrs. Peachum) 0:29

11 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Come hither, Filch (Mrs. Peachum, Filch) 0:59

12 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: I know as well as any of the fine ladies (Polly) - Virgins Are like the fair flower in its lustre [Polly, Peachum] 2:23

13 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Our Polly Is a sad slut! (Mrs. Peachum, Omnes, Peachum, Polly) 1:19

14 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Can Love be controlled by Advice? (Polly, Mrs. Peachum, Peachum) 1:17

15 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The girl shows such a readiness (Mrs. Peachum) - O Polly, you might have toyed and kissed [Mrs. Peachum, Polly, Omnes, Peachum] 2:17

16 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: I, like a Ship in storms, was tossed (Polly, Mrs. Peachum, Peachum) 0:53

17 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: A fox may steal your hens, Sir (Peachum, Mrs. Peachum, Polly) 1:45

18 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: O ponder well! Be not severe (Polly, Mrs. Peachum) 0:49

19 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The Turtle thus with plaintive crying, her Lover dying (Polly, Mrs. Peachum, Peachum) 1:51

20 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Now I'm a wretch indeed! (Polly, Omnes, Macheath) 3:02

21 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: My heart was so free (Macheath, Polly) 0:48

22 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Were I laid on Greenland's coast (Macheath, Polly, Omnes) 1:59

23 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: O! What pain It Is to part! (Polly, Macheath) 0:55

24 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The Miser thus a shilling sees (Macheath, Polly) 2:25

25 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) 0:41

26 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us (Gentlemen of the Road) 0:49

27 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Gentlemen, well met (Macheath, Mat of the Mint) 0:37

28 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: I shall wish myself with you (Macheath) - Let us take the road [Harry Paddington, Gentlemen of the Road] 1:49

29 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: If the heart of a man Is depressed with cares (Macheath) 2:05

30 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Dear Mrs. Coaxer, you Are welcome (Macheath) - Youth's the season made for joys [Macheath, Ladies of the Town] 4:35

31 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Now pray, ladies, take your places (Macheath, Jenny Diver, Mrs. Coaxer) 0:54

32 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: It Is your own choice (Jenny Diver) - Before the barn-door crowing [Jenny Diver, Ladies of the Town, Macheath, Dolly Trull, Suky Tawdry] 1:32

33 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But to be sure, Sir (Jenny Diver) - The Gamesters and Lawyers Are jugglers alike [Ladies of the Town, Betty Doxy, Macheath, Peachum] 1:39

34 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The gentleman, ladies, lodges in Newgate - Constables, wait upon the Captain to his lodgings (Peachum) - At the Tree I shall suffer with pleasure [Macheath] 0:47

1 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Noble Captain, you Are welcome (Lockit, Macheath) 0:52

2 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Man may escape from rope and gun (Macheath, Lucy Lockit) 3:28

3 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Thus when a good Housewife sees a rat (Lucy Lockit, Macheath) 0:44

4 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: It Is the pleasure of all you fine men (Lucy Lockit) - How cruel Are the traytors [Lucy Lockit, Macheath] 2:32

5 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: The first time at the looking glass (Macheath, Lucy Lockit) 1:13

6 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: In This last affair, brother Peachum, we Are agreed (Lockit, Peachum) 0:45

7 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Such language, brother, anywhere else (Lockit) - When you censure the age [Lockit, Lucy Lockit] 1:08

8 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Is then his fate decreed, Sir? (Lucy Lockit, Lockit) 1:42

9 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Though the Chaplain was out of the way to-day (Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Polly) 1:09

10 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Thus when the Swallow seeking prey (Polly, Macheath, Lucy Lockit) 1:55

11 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: If women's tongues can cease for an answer (Macheath) - I will not! [Lucy Lockit] - How happy could I be with either [Macheath, Polly] 1:26

12 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Cease your funning (Polly, Omnes, Macheath, Lucy Lockit) 2:48

13 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Why how now, Madam Flirt! (Lucy Lockit, Polly, Peachum, Lockit) 1:05

14 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: No power on earth can e'er divide (Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Lockit, Peachum, Omnes) 2:00

15 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: To be sure, wench, you must have been aiding and abetting (Lockit, Lucy Lockit) 0:49

16 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Dear Sir, mention not my education (Lucy Lockit, Lockit) 3:20

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