Priva son d'ogni conforto (from Giulio Cesare) Sung in English as 'Grief and woe all hope deny me’ Sarah Walker (mezzo) Semele: Where'er you walk Bruce Ford (tenor) L'angue offeso (from Giulio Cesare) Sung in English as 'Wounded, the serpent ne’er reposes’ Della Jones (mezzo) I rage, I melt, I burn…O ruddier than the cherry (from Acis and Galatea) John Tomlinson (bass) Lascia ch'io pianga (from Rinaldo) Sung in English as 'Hear thou my weeping’ Yvonne Kenny (soprano) Domerò la tua fierezza (from Giulio Cesare) Sung in English as ‘I shall tame your pride unbending’ James Bowman (countertenor) Piangerò la sorte mia (from Giulio Cesare) Sung in English as 'Flow, my tears’ Valerie Masterson (soprano) Va tacito e nascosto (from Giulio Cesare) Sung in English as 'How silently, how slyly’ Janet Baker (mezzo) Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) Sung in English as 'May the Fates be kind...Under thy shade’ Della Jones (mezzo) Samson: Honour and arms scorn such a foe John Tomlinson (bass) Son nata a lagrimar (from Giulio Cesare) Sung in English as ‘Condemned to grieve and cry’ Sarah Walker, Della Jones (mezzos) Da tempeste il legno infranto (from Giulio Cesare) Sung in English as 'Stormy winds my ship had shaken’ Valerie Masterson (soprano) |