The Beggar's Opera > TV Cast
Show Details
- Show
- The Beggar's Opera (20)
- Music
- Johann Christoph Pepusch (2)
- Lyrics
- John Gay (3)
- Book
- John Gay (3)
Recording Details
- Date
- 1963
- Type
- Video / Stage Cast
- Language
- English
- Group/Studio
- BBC
- Performer
- Janet Baker (3), Edith Coates, Bernard Dickerson (4), Bryan Drake (5), Heather Harper (7), David Kelly (5), Kenneth McKellar (9), Anna Pollak (6)
- Notes
- Original broadcast October 31, 1963, on BBC Television.
- Shortcode
- [r32272]
Releases
- Format
- DVD
- Region
- All Regions
- Label
- Decca
- Released
- 2009-07-14
- Barcode
- 044007433294
- Audio
- Mono
- Video
- NTSC
- Aspect Ratio
- 1.33:1
- Buy from
- # Tracks
- 82
- Length
- 94:00
- Lists
- 3 collectors / 2 wish lists
- History
- 1 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl51238]
1. Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera - Opening Credits - English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
2. If poverty be a title to poetry - Roger Jerome, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
3. Overture - English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
4. Through all the employments of life - David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
5. 'Tis woman seduces all mankind - Bernard Dickerson, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
6. A register of the gang - David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
7. Women are bitter bad judges...If any wench Venus' girdle wear - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
8. Yonder comes my husband...Virgins are like the fair flower - Janet Baker, Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
9. Our Polly is a sad slut - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
10. The girl shows...O Polly, you might have toyed... - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
11. What is a jointure...The turtle dove thus with plaintive crying... - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
12. Now I am a wretch indeed...Pretty Polly say - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
13. My heart was so free - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
14. Sure, my dear...Were I laid on Greenland's coast... - Janet Baker, Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
15. The miser thus a shilling sees - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
16. But the present time is ours - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
17. Fill ev'ry glass - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
18. It's now high time...Let us take the road - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
19. If the heart of a man - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
20. Mrs Coaxer...Youth's the season made for joys - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
21. It's your own choice...Before the barn-door crowing - Joan Edwards, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
22. But to be sure, sir...The gamesters and lawyers - Joan Edwards, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
23. Constables, wait...At the tree I shall suffer with pleasure - Kenneth McKellar, David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
24. Noble Captain, you are welcome - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
25. To see you tortured...Thus when a good housewife sees a rat - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
26. You know, Lucy...The first time at the looking glass.. - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
27. Is then his fate decreed, sir? - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
28. I will not!...How happy could I be with either... - Janet Baker, Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
29. Really, Miss Peachum, you expose yourself...Cease... - Janet Baker, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
30. Why how now, Madam Flirt? - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
31. No pow'r on earth can e'er divide - Janet Baker, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
32. To be sure, wench - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
33. Dear, sir, mention not my education...When young at the bar... - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
34. Thus gamesters united in friendship - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
35. Look ye, Mrs. Jenny - Carolyn Maia, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
36. Slippery Sam...The modes of the court - Kenneth McKellar, Roger Jerome, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
37. Keep a watchful eye on Polly...What gudgeons are we men - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
38. In the days of my youth - Edith Coates, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
39. Jealousy, rage, love and fear...I'm like a skiff - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
40. A curse attends a woman's love - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
41. Come, sweet lass, let's banish sorrow - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
42. Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera - Opening Credits - Not Applicable
43. If poverty be a title to poetry - Roger Jerome, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
44. Overture - English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
45. Through all the employments of life - David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
46. 'Tis woman seduces all mankind - Bernard Dickerson, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
47. A register of the gang - David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
48. Women are bitter bad judges...If any wench Venus' girdle wear - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
49. Yonder comes my husband...Virgins are like the fair flower - Janet Baker, Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
50. Our Polly is a sad slut - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
51. The girl shows...O Polly, you might have toyed... - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
52. What is a jointure...The turtle dove thus with plaintive crying... - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
53. Now I am a wretch indeed...Pretty Polly say - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
54. My heart was so free - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
55. Sure, my dear...Were I laid on Greenland's coast... - Janet Baker, Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
56. The miser thus a shilling sees - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
57. But the present time is ours - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
58. Fill ev'ry glass - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
59. It's now high time...Let us take the road - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
60. If the heart of a man - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
61. Mrs Coaxer...Youth's the season made for joys - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
62. It's your own choice...Before the barn-door crowing - Joan Edwards, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
63. But to be sure, sir...The gamesters and lawyers - Joan Edwards, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
64. Constables, wait...At the tree I shall suffer with pleasure - Kenneth McKellar, David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
65. Noble Captain, you are welcome - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
66. To see you tortured...Thus when a good housewife sees a rat - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
67. You know, Lucy...The first time at the looking glass.. - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
68. Is then his fate decreed, sir? - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
69. I will not!...How happy could I be with either... - Janet Baker, Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
70. Really, Miss Peachum, you expose yourself...Cease... - Janet Baker, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
71. Why how now, Madam Flirt? - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
72. No pow'r on earth can e'er divide - Janet Baker, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
73. To be sure, wench - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
74. Dear, sir, mention not my education...When young at the bar... - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
75. Thus gamesters united in friendship - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
76. Look ye, Mrs. Jenny - Carolyn Maia, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
77. Slippery Sam...The modes of the court - Kenneth McKellar, Roger Jerome, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
78. Keep a watchful eye on Polly...What gudgeons are we men - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
79. In the days of my youth - Edith Coates, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
80. Jealousy, rage, love and fear...I'm like a skiff - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
81. A curse attends a woman's love - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
82. Come, sweet lass, let's banish sorrow - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
2. If poverty be a title to poetry - Roger Jerome, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
3. Overture - English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
4. Through all the employments of life - David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
5. 'Tis woman seduces all mankind - Bernard Dickerson, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
6. A register of the gang - David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
7. Women are bitter bad judges...If any wench Venus' girdle wear - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
8. Yonder comes my husband...Virgins are like the fair flower - Janet Baker, Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
9. Our Polly is a sad slut - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
10. The girl shows...O Polly, you might have toyed... - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
11. What is a jointure...The turtle dove thus with plaintive crying... - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
12. Now I am a wretch indeed...Pretty Polly say - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
13. My heart was so free - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
14. Sure, my dear...Were I laid on Greenland's coast... - Janet Baker, Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
15. The miser thus a shilling sees - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
16. But the present time is ours - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
17. Fill ev'ry glass - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
18. It's now high time...Let us take the road - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
19. If the heart of a man - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
20. Mrs Coaxer...Youth's the season made for joys - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
21. It's your own choice...Before the barn-door crowing - Joan Edwards, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
22. But to be sure, sir...The gamesters and lawyers - Joan Edwards, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
23. Constables, wait...At the tree I shall suffer with pleasure - Kenneth McKellar, David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
24. Noble Captain, you are welcome - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
25. To see you tortured...Thus when a good housewife sees a rat - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
26. You know, Lucy...The first time at the looking glass.. - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
27. Is then his fate decreed, sir? - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
28. I will not!...How happy could I be with either... - Janet Baker, Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
29. Really, Miss Peachum, you expose yourself...Cease... - Janet Baker, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
30. Why how now, Madam Flirt? - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
31. No pow'r on earth can e'er divide - Janet Baker, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
32. To be sure, wench - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
33. Dear, sir, mention not my education...When young at the bar... - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
34. Thus gamesters united in friendship - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
35. Look ye, Mrs. Jenny - Carolyn Maia, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
36. Slippery Sam...The modes of the court - Kenneth McKellar, Roger Jerome, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
37. Keep a watchful eye on Polly...What gudgeons are we men - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
38. In the days of my youth - Edith Coates, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
39. Jealousy, rage, love and fear...I'm like a skiff - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
40. A curse attends a woman's love - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
41. Come, sweet lass, let's banish sorrow - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
42. Gay/Britten: The Beggar's Opera - Opening Credits - Not Applicable
43. If poverty be a title to poetry - Roger Jerome, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
44. Overture - English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
45. Through all the employments of life - David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
46. 'Tis woman seduces all mankind - Bernard Dickerson, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
47. A register of the gang - David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
48. Women are bitter bad judges...If any wench Venus' girdle wear - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
49. Yonder comes my husband...Virgins are like the fair flower - Janet Baker, Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
50. Our Polly is a sad slut - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
51. The girl shows...O Polly, you might have toyed... - Anna Pollak, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
52. What is a jointure...The turtle dove thus with plaintive crying... - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
53. Now I am a wretch indeed...Pretty Polly say - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
54. My heart was so free - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
55. Sure, my dear...Were I laid on Greenland's coast... - Janet Baker, Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
56. The miser thus a shilling sees - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
57. But the present time is ours - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
58. Fill ev'ry glass - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
59. It's now high time...Let us take the road - Various Artists, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
60. If the heart of a man - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
61. Mrs Coaxer...Youth's the season made for joys - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
62. It's your own choice...Before the barn-door crowing - Joan Edwards, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
63. But to be sure, sir...The gamesters and lawyers - Joan Edwards, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
64. Constables, wait...At the tree I shall suffer with pleasure - Kenneth McKellar, David Kelly, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
65. Noble Captain, you are welcome - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
66. To see you tortured...Thus when a good housewife sees a rat - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
67. You know, Lucy...The first time at the looking glass.. - Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
68. Is then his fate decreed, sir? - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
69. I will not!...How happy could I be with either... - Janet Baker, Kenneth McKellar, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
70. Really, Miss Peachum, you expose yourself...Cease... - Janet Baker, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
71. Why how now, Madam Flirt? - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
72. No pow'r on earth can e'er divide - Janet Baker, Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
73. To be sure, wench - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
74. Dear, sir, mention not my education...When young at the bar... - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
75. Thus gamesters united in friendship - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
76. Look ye, Mrs. Jenny - Carolyn Maia, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
77. Slippery Sam...The modes of the court - Kenneth McKellar, Roger Jerome, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
78. Keep a watchful eye on Polly...What gudgeons are we men - Bryan Drake, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
79. In the days of my youth - Edith Coates, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
80. Jealousy, rage, love and fear...I'm like a skiff - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
81. A curse attends a woman's love - Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
82. Come, sweet lass, let's banish sorrow - Heather Harper, English Chamber Orchestra, Meredith Davies
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