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Britten: The Beggar's Opera Album Songs and Lyrics
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Introduction: If Poverty Be a Title to Poetry (Beggar)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Sirena Tocco
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Noble Captain, You Are Welcome (Lockit, Macheath)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Donald Maxwell
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43: Overture
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Man May Escape From Rope and Gun (Macheath, Lucy Lockit)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Through All the Employments of Life (Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Thus When a Good Housewife Sees a Rat (Lucy Lockit, Macheath)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox
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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)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Sir, Black Moll Hath Sent Word (Flich, Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Robert Anthony Gardiner, Jeremy White
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Tis Woman That Seduces All Mankind (Filch, Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Robert Anthony Gardiner, Jeremy White
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: The First Time at the Looking Gla** (Macheath, Lucy Lockit)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But It is Now High Time to Look About Me (Peachum, Mrs. Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Susan Bickley
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: In This Last Affair, Brother Peachum, We Are Agreed (Lockit, Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Jeremy White
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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)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Susan Bickley
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Such Language, Brother, Anywhere Else - When You Censure the Age (Lockit, Lucy Lockit)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Sarah Fox
1:08
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Was Captain Macheath Here This Morning? (Peachum, Mrs. Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Susan Bickley
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Is Then His Fate Decreed, Sir? (Lucy Lockit, Lockit)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Donald Maxwell, Sarah Fox
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: If Love the Virgin's Heart Invade (Mrs. Peachum, Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Susan Bickley
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Though the Chaplain Was Out of the Way To-day (Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Polly)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox, Leah-Marian Jones
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: A Maid is Like the Golden Ore (Mrs. Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Susan Bickley
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Thus When the Swallow Seeking Prey (Polly, Macheath, Lucy Lockit)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox, Leah-Marian Jones
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Come Hither, Filch (Mrs. Peachum, Filch)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Susan Bickley, Robert Anthony Gardiner
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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 - I'm Bubbled, Oh How I Am Troubled! (Macheath, Lucy Lockit, Polly)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox, Leah-Marian Jones
1:27
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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)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones
2:23
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Cease Your Funning (Polly, Macheath, Lucy Lockit, Omnes)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Sarah Fox, Leah-Marian Jones
2:48
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Our Polly is a Sad Slut! (Mrs. Peachum, Peachum, Polly, Omnes)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley
1:19
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Why How Now, Madam Flirt! (Lucy Lockit, Polly, Peachum, Lockit)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Sarah Fox, Leah-Marian Jones, Donald Maxwell, Jeremy White
1:06
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Now Power on Earth Can E'er Divide (Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Lockit, Peachum, Omnes)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Sarah Fox, Tom Randle, Donald Maxwell, Jeremy White
2:01
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Can Love Be Controlled by Advice? (Polly, Mrs. Peachum, Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: To Be Sure, Wench, You Must Have Been Aiding and Abetting (Lockit, Lucy Lockit)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Sarah Fox, Donald Maxwell
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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)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley
2:18
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Dear Sir, Mention Not My Education (Lucy Lockit, Lockit)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Sarah Fox, Donald Maxwell
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: I, Like a Ship in Storms, Was Tossed (Polly, Mrs. Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: A Fox May Steal Your Hens, Sir (Peachum, Mrs. Peachum, Polly)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: O Ponder Well! Be Not Severe (Polly, Mrs. Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The Turtle Thus With Plaintive Crying, Her Lover Dying (Polly, Mrs. Peachum, Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones, Susan Bickley
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Now I'm a Wretch Indeed! (Polly, Macheath, Omnes)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: My Heart Was So Free (Macheath, Polly)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Were I Laid on Greenland's Coast (Macheath, Polly, Omnes)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle
1:59
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: O! What Pain It is to Part! (Polly, Macheath)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The Miser Thus a Shilling Sees (Macheath, Polly)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Leah-Marian Jones, Tom Randle
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But Pr'thee, Mat, What is Become of Thy Brother Tom? (Mat of the Mint, Jemmy Twitcher, Nimming Ned, Harry Paddington, Wat Dreary)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Aidan Smith, Ben Thapa, Paul Hopwood, Thomas Barnard, Bryn Evans, Mark Saberton
:42
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Fill Ev'ry Gla**, for Wine Inspires Us (Gentlemen of the Road)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Aidan Smith, Ben Thapa, Paul Hopwood, Thomas Barnard, Bryn Evans, Mark Saberton
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Gentlemen, Well Met (Macheath, Mat of the Mint)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Ben Thapa
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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)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Bryn Evans, Aidan Smith, Ben Thapa, Paul Hopwood, Thomas Barnard
1:49
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: If the Heart of a Man is Depressed With Cares (Macheath)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle
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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)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Kathryn Jenkin, Siobháin Gibson, Clare McCaldin, Bernadette Lord, Alison Place
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Now Pray, Ladies, Take Your Places (Macheath, Jenny Diver, Mrs. Coaxer)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Miranda Westcott, Clare McCaldin
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: It is Your Own Choice - Before the Barn-door Crowing (Jenny Diver, Ladies of the Town, Macheath, Dolly Trull, Suky Tawdry)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Miranda Westcott, Bernadette Lord, Siobháin Gibson, Clare McCaldin, Alison Place
1:33
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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But to Be Sure, Sir - the Gamesters and Lawyers Are Jugglers Alike (Jenny Diver, Ladies of the Town, Betty Doxy, Macheath, Peachum)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Miranda Westcott, Jeremy White, Katherine Paterson, Siobháin Gibson, Clare McCaldin, Bernadette Lord
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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)
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Benjamin Britten, Christian Curnyn, City of London Sinfonia, Tom Randle, Jeremy White
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