Britten: The Beggar's Opera

Titres

• 37 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Thus I stand like a Turk, with his doxies around (Macheath, Mrs Peachum, Lucy Lockit, Polly, Mrs Trapes, Lockit, Ladies of the Town, Gentlemen of the Road) 1:53
• 36 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: But surely you don't intend that Macheath shall really be executed? (Mat of the Mint, Beggar, Ben Budge, Lucy Lockit, Polly, Lockit, Peachum) 1:18
• 35 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Would I might be hanged! (Polly, Lucy Lockit, Macheath) 1:59
• 34 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The gentlemen, ladies, lodgegs in Newgate - Constables, wait upon the Captain to his lodgings - At the Tree I shall suffer with pleasure (Peachum, Macheath) 0:47
• 34 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: O cruel, cruel case! (Macheath, Jailer) 5:10
• 33 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: We are ready, Sir… - … to conduct you to the Old Bailey! (Lockit, Lucy Lockit, Polly, Macheath, Peachum, Omnes) 1:54
• 33 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) 1:39
• 32 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Ourselves, like the Great, to secure a retreat (Lockit, Peachum) 0:45
• 32 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) 1:32
• 31 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: How then can you be a tyrant to me - When he holds up his hand arraigned for his life (Lucy Lockit, Lockit) 2:00
• 31 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Now pray, ladies, take your places (Macheath, Jenny Diver, Mrs Coaxer) 0:54
• 30 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) 4:35
• 30 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Dear, dear Sir, sink the material evidence (Polly) 1:53
• 29 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: If the heart of a man is depressed with cares (Macheath) 2:05
• 29 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Which way shall I turn me, how can I decide? (Macheath, Polly) 0:41
• 28 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Now every glimmering of happiness is lost (Polly, Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Peachum) 1:45
• 28 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) 1:49
• 27 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Come, sweet lass (Lucy Lockit, Polly) 1:55
• 27 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Gentlemen, well met (Macheath, Mat of the Mint) 0:37
• 26 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: When I was forced from him (Polly, Lucy Lockit) 1:02
• 26 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Fill ev'ry glassd, for wine inspires us (Gentlemen of the Road) 0:49
• 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, Jeremy Twitcher, Nimming Ned, Harry Paddington, Wat Dreary) 0:41
• 25 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: A curse attends a woman's love (Polly, Lucy Lockit) 1:38
• 24 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The Miser thus a shilling sees (Macheath, Polly) 2:25
• 24 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: I have the Rat's-bane ready (Lucy Lockit, Filch, Polly) 2:12
• 23 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Jealousy, rage, love and fear (Lucy Lockit) 1:07
• 23 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: O! what pain it is to part! (Polly, Macheath) 0:55
• 22 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Were I laid on Greenland's coast (Macheath, Polly, Omnes) 1:59
• 22 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: In the days of my youth I could bill like a dove (Mrs Trapes, Beggar) 0:39
• 21 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: My heart was so free (Macheath, Polly) 0:48
• 21 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: In the days of my youth I could bill like a dove (Mrs Trapes, Lockit, Peachum) 2:21
• 20 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Now I'm a wretch indeed! (Polly, Macheath, Omnes) 3:02
• 20 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: The Coronation account, brother Peachum (Lockit, Peachum, Mrs Trapes) 2:14
• 19 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Our scene doth represent a Gaming House - The modes of the Court so common are grown (Beggar, Macheath, Ben Budge, Mat of the Mint, Omnes) 2:43
• 19 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The Turtle thus with plaintive crying, her Lover dying (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Peachum) 1:51
• 18 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Thus Gamesters united in friendship are found (Lockit) 1:43
• 18 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: O ponder well! Be not severe (Polly, Mrs Peachum) 0:49
• 17 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: A fox may steal your hens, Sir (Peachum, Mrs Peachum, Polly) 1:45
• 17 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Ungrateful Macheath! (Lucy Lockit, Lockit) 1:06
• 16 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Dear Sir, mention not my education (Lucy Lockit, Lockit) 3:19
• 16 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: I, like a Ship in storms, was tossed (Polly, Mrs Peachum) 0:53
• 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
• 15 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) 2:17
• 14 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Can Love be controlled by Advice? (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Peachum) 1:17
• 14 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Now power on earth can e'er divide (Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Lockit, Peachum, Omnes) 2:00
• 13 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Our Polly is a sad slut! (Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Polly, Omnes) 1:19
• 13 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Why how now, Madam Flirt! (Lucy Lockit, Polly, Peachum, Lockit) 1:05
• 12 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Cease your funning (Polly, Macheath, Lucy Lockit, Omnes) 2:48
• 12 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) 2:23
• 11 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) 1:26
• 11 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Come hither, Filch (Mrs Peachum, Filch) 0:59
• 10 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: A Maid is like the Golden ore (Mrs Peachum) 0:29
• 10 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Thus when the Swallow seeking prey (Polly, Macheath, Lucy Lockit) 1:54
• 9 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: If Love the Virgin's Heart invade (Mrs Peachum, Peachum) 1:52
• 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
• 8 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Was Captain Macheath here this morning? (Peachum, Mrs Peachum) 0:54
• 8 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Is then his fate decreed, Sir? (Lucy Lockit, Lockit) 1:42
• 7 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Such language, brother, anywhere else - When you censure the age (Lockit, Lucy Lockit) 1:08
• 7 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) 0:53
• 6 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: In this last affair, brother Peachum, we are agreed (Lockit, Peachum) 0:45
• 6 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But it is now high time to look about me (Peachum, Mrs Peachum) 1:13
• 5 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: The first time at the looking glass (Macheath, Lucy Lockit) 1:13
• 5 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Tis Woman that seduces all Mankind (Filch, Peachum) 1:17
• 4 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Sir, black Moll hath sent word (Flich, Peachum) 0:42
• 4 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) 2:32
• 3 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Through all the employments of life (Peachum) 1:18
• 3 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Thus when a good Housewife sees a rat (Lucy Lockit, Macheath) 0:44
• 2 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43: Overture 4:24
• 2 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Man may escape from rope and gun (Macheath, Lucy Lockit) 3:28
• 1 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Noble Captain, you are welcome (Lockit, Macheath) 0:52
• 1 The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Introduction: If Poverty be a title to Poetry (Beggar) 1:17