Macbeth (in English)
Edward Gardner, English National Opera Orchestra, English National Opera Chorus, Simon Keenlyside (Baritone), Brindley Sherratt (Bass), Latonia Moore (Soprano), Elizabeth Llewellyn (Soprano), Gwyn Hughes Jones (Tenor), Ben Johnson (Tenor), Gavin Horsley (Bass), Thomas Faulkner (Bass), Riccardo Simonetti (Bass), Stephen Kennedy (Bass), Cheyney Kent (Bass), Katie Bird (Soprano), Rosanne Havel (Soprano)
August 2013, London, Blackheath Halls
- 04:09Prelude
Act I
- 02:25No. 1 Introduction 'Welcome sisters, it is late' (Che faceste? Dite su) (Chorus)
- 07:21No. 2 Scena and Duet 'Strange that this glorious day is drowned in darkness!' (Giorno non vidi mai) – 'A double prophecy comes to fruition' (Due vaticini compiuti or sono) (Macbeth, Banquo, Chorus)
- 02:04No. 3 Chorus 'Now they are leaving us!' (S'allonranarono!) (Chorus)
- 09:41No. 4 Scena and Cavatina 'I met them on the very day of my triumph' (Nel dì della vittoria) – 'Come! I’ll inspire you to do the deed!' (Vieni, t'affretta) (Lady Macbeth, Servant)
- 03:21No. 5 Scena and March 'My noble lady!' (Oh donna mia) (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth) – Rustic music announcing the arrival of the King
- 05:17No. 6.1 Gran scena and Duet 'Go and inform my lady' (Sappia la sposa mia) (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth) –
- 06:22No. 6.2 Gran scena and Duet 'Fatal mia donna' (Did you not hear it, a mournful sigh...?) (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth)
- 07:50No. 7 Scena and Sextet 'I must hurry; he bade me wake him early' (Di destarlo per tempo il Re m'impose) – 'Hell is gaping in horror and terror' (Schiudi, inferno, inghiotti) (Macduff, Banquo, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Lady-in-waiting, Malcolm, Chorus)
Act II
- 03:04No. 8.1 Scena and Aria 'Why do you spurn me...?' (Perchè mi sfuggi) (Lady Macbeth, Macbeth) –
- 04:35No. 8.2 Scena and Aria 'Daylight is fading' (La luce langue) (Lady Macbeth)
- 03:13No. 9 Chorus of Assassins 'Who told you to join us here?' (Chi v'impose unirvi a noi) (Chorus)
- 04:58No. 10 Gran scena 'Studia il passo, o figlio' (My son, be wary, be cautious!) (Banquo)
- 01:48No. 11.1 Finale 'Long live the King!' (Salve, o Re) (Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Lady-in-waiting, Macduff, Chorus) –
- 04:32No. 11.2 Finale 'Come fill your glasses' (Si colmi il calice) (Lady Macbeth, Lady-in-waiting, Macduff, Macbeth, Assassin, Chorus) –
- 09:26No. 11.3 Finale 'This is madness!' (Voi siete demente!) (Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Lady-in-waiting, Macduff, Chorus)
Act III
- 14:19No. 12 Chorus of Introduction 'Three times the tom-cat has yowled its cry of love' (Tre volte migola la gatta) (Chorus) – No. 13 Ballo I-III
- 07:35No. 14.1 Gran scena of the Apparitions 'I will call them, but I dread what they may tell me' (Finché appelli, silenti m'attendete) (Macbeth, First Apparation, Second Apparation, Third Apparation, Chorus) –
- 08:31No. 14.2 Gran scena of the Apparitions 'Leave me, you royal phantom' (Fuggite, regal fantasima) (Macbeth, Chorus) – No. 15 Chorus of the Witches 'Come, all you sirens' (Ondine e Silfidi) (Chorus)
- 03:23No. 16 Scena and Duet 'Where am I?' (Ove son io?) – 'Now is the hour of revenge and murder' (Ora di morte) (Macbeth, Herald, Lady Macbeth)
Act IV
- 06:44No. 17 Chorus of Scottish refugees 'Land of torture! Land of terror!' (Patria oppressa!) (Chorus)
- 03:41No. 18.1 Scena and Aria 'O, my children, my darling children!' (O figli, o figli miei) – 'Where was your loving father?' (Ah, la paterna mano) (Macduff) –
- 02:52No. 18.2 Scena and Aria 'What is this? What is this forest?' (Dove siam? Quel bosco è quello) (Malcolm, Macduff, Chorus)
- 04:51No. 19.1 The Great Sleepwalking Scene 'Two nights we’ve watched and waited' (Vegliammo invan due notti) (Doctor, Lady-in-waiting) –
- 07:12No. 19.2 The Great Sleepwalking Scene 'There's a stain here, and here's another!' (Una macchia è qui tutt'ora) (Lady Macbeth, Lady-in-waiting, Doctor)
- 05:32No. 20 Scena and Aria 'Treachery! The English dare unite against me!' (Perfidi! All'Anglo contro me v'unite) – 'No love, no care, no compassion' (Pietà, rispetto, amore) (Macbeth)
- 11:37No. 21 Scena and Battle 'God in Heaven!' (Ella è morta) (Macbeth, Lady-in-waiting, Macduff, Chorus) – No. 22 'Victorious!' (Vittoria! Vittoria!) (Macbeth, Malcolm, Macduff, Chorus) – Conclusion, Act IV, 1847 version –
- 03:08'I have sinned' (Mal per me che m'affidai) (Macbeth, Malcolm, Macduff, Chorus)
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