Caractacus op. 35
Martyn Brabbins, Orchestra of Opera North, Huddersfield Choral Society, Elizabeth Llewellyn (Soprano), Elgan Llŷr Thomas (Tenor), Roland Wood (Baritone), Alastair Miles (Bass), Christopher Purves (Baritone)
2018, Huddersfield, Town Hall
- 01:51Woodland Interlude
Scene 1
- 05:51No. 1 Chorus 'Watchmen, alert!' (Chorus)
- 05:52No. 2 Solo 'Watchmen, alert! the King is here' (Caractacus)
- 02:33No. 3 Recitative 'Father, Sire and King' (Eigen, Orbin, Caractacus, Chorus)
- 02:36No. 4 Solo 'At eve to the greenwood' (Eigen)
- 02:45No. 5 Trio 'On the ocean and the river' (Eigen, Orbin, Caractacus)
- 02:57No. 6 Chorus 'Rest, weary monarch' (Chorus)
Scene 2
- 04:28No. 7 Solo and Chorus 'Tread the mystic circle round' (Arch-Druid, Chorus)
- 02:25No. 8 Chorus. Invocation 'Lord of dread' (Arch-Druid, Chorus)
- 07:08No. 9 Recitative 'Bard, what read ye?' (Arch-Druid, Orbin, Caractacus, Chorus)
- 04:46No. 10 Solo and Chorus 'Leap to light' (Caractacus, Soldiers)
- 03:23No. 11 Chorus 'Hence, ere the Druid's wrath is woke' (Orbin, Chorus)
Scene 3
- 01:09No. 12 Chorus 'Come! beneath our woodland bowers' (Chorus)
- 03:33No. 13 Solo 'O'er-arch'd by leaves' (Eigen, Orbin)
- 01:32No. 14 Solo 'Last night beneath the sacred oak' (Orbin)
- 05:19No. 15 Duet and Chorus 'They gather the wreaths' (Orbin, Eigen, Chorus)
Scene 4
- 02:24No. 16 Chorus 'Wild rumours shake our calm retreat' (Maidens)
- 02:12No. 17 Solo 'When the glow of the evening' (Eigen, Chorus)
- 02:09No. 18 Chorus 'We were gather'd by the river' (Soldiers)
- 04:11No. 19 Solo and Chorus. Lament 'O my warriors' (Caractacus, Chorus)
Scene 5
- 03:51No. 20 Solo and Chorus 'Captive Britons, see them' (A Bard, Chorus)
Scene 6
- 07:04No. 21 Processional Music 'The march triumphal thunders' (Chorus)
- 01:11No. 22 Recitative 'Unbind his hands' (Claudius)
- 04:46No. 23 Solo 'Heap torment upon torment' (Caractacus, Eigen, Orbin)
- 00:35No. 24 Recitative and Chorus 'Slay, slay the Briton' (Claudius, Chorus)
- 02:32No. 25 Solo 'I plead not for myself' (Caractacus, Orbin, Eigen, Chorus)
- 02:26No. 26 Quartet 'Grace from the Roman' (Eigen, Orbin, Caractacus, Claudius)
- 04:51No. 27 Chorus 'The clang of arms is over' (Chorus)
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