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The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Introduction: If Poverty be a title to Poetry (Beggar) (1:17) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43: Overture (4:24) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Through all the employments of life (Peachum) (1:18) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Sir, black Moll hath sent word (Flich, Peachum) (0:42) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Tis Woman that seduces all Mankind (Filch, Peachum) (1:17) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But it is now high time to look about me (Peachum, Mrs Peachum) (1:13) -- 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 (0:53) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Was Captain Macheath here this morning? (Peachum, Mrs Peachum) (0:54) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: If Love the Virgin's Heart invade (Mrs Peachum, Peachum) (1:52) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: A Maid is like the Golden ore (Mrs Peachum) (0:29) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Come hither, Filch (Mrs Peachum, Filch) (0:59) -- 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 (Poll (2:23) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Our Polly is a sad slut! (Mrs Peachum, Peachum, Polly, Omnes) (1:19) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Can Love be controlled by Advice? (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Peachum) (1:17) -- 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, (2:17) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: I, like a Ship in storms, was tossed (Polly, Mrs Peachum) (0:53) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: A fox may steal your hens, Sir (Peachum, Mrs Peachum, Polly) (1:45) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: O ponder well! Be not severe (Polly, Mrs Peachum) (0:49) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The Turtle thus with plaintive crying, her Lover dying (Polly, Mrs Peachum, Peachum) (1:51) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Now I'm a wretch indeed! (Polly, Macheath, Omnes) (3:02) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: My heart was so free (Macheath, Polly) (0:48) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Were I laid on Greenland's coast (Macheath, Polly, Omnes) (1:59) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: O! what pain it is to part! (Polly, Macheath) (0:55) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The Miser thus a shilling sees (Macheath, Polly) (2:25) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But pr'thee, Mat, what is become of thy brother Tom? (Ben Budge, Mat of the Mint, Jemmy Twitche (0:41) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us (Gentlemen of the Road) (0:49) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Gentlemen, well met (Macheath, Mat of the Mint) (0:37) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: I shall wish myself with you - Let us take the road (Macheath, Harry Paddington, Gentlemen of t (1:49) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: If the heart of a man is depressed with cares (Macheath) (2:05) -- 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 To (4:35) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: Now pray, ladies, take your places (Macheath, Jenny Diver, Mrs Coaxer) (0:54) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: It is your own choice - Before the barn-door crowing (Jenny Diver, Macheath, Dolly Trull, Suky (1:32) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: But to be sure, Sir - The Gamesters and Lawyers are jugglers alike (Jenny Diver, Betty Doxy, Ma (1:39) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act I: The gentlemen, ladies, lodges in Newgate - Constables, wait upon the Captain to his lodgings - (0:47) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Noble Captain, you are welcome (Lockit, Macheath) (0:52) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Man may escape from rope and gun (Macheath, Lucy Lockit) (3:28) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Thus when a good Housewife sees a rat (Lucy Lockit, Macheath) (0:44) -- 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) (2:32) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: The first time at the looking glass (Macheath, Lucy Lockit) (1:13) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: In this last affair, brother Peachum, we are agreed (Lockit, Peachum) (0:45) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Such language, brother, anywhere else - When you censure the age (Lockit, Lucy Lockit) (1:08) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Is then his fate decreed, Sir? (Lucy Lockit, Lockit) (1:42) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Though the Chaplain was out of the way to-day (Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Polly) (1:09) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Thus when the Swallow seeking prey (Polly, Macheath, Lucy Lockit) (1:54) -- 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 (M (1:26) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Cease your funning (Polly, Macheath, Lucy Lockit, Omnes) (2:48) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Why how now, Madam Flirt! (Lucy Lockit, Polly, Peachum, Lockit) (1:05) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act II: Now power on earth can e'er divide (Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Lockit, Peachum, Omnes) (2:00) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: To be sure, wench, you must have been aiding and abetting (Lockit, Lucy Lockit) (0:49) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Dear Sir, mention not my education (Lucy Lockit, Lockit) (3:19) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Ungrateful Macheath! (Lucy Lockit, Lockit) (1:06) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Thus Gamesters united in friendship are found (Lockit) (1:43) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Our scene doth represent a Gaming House - The modes of the Court so common are grown (Beggar, (2:43) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: The Coronation account, brother Peachum (Lockit, Peachum, Mrs Trapes) (2:14) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: In the days of my youth I could bill like a dove (Mrs Trapes, Lockit, Peachum) (2:21) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: In the days of my youth I could bill like a dove (Mrs Trapes, Beggar) (0:39) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Jealousy, rage, love and fear (Lucy Lockit) (1:07) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: I have the Rat's-bane ready (Lucy Lockit, Filch, Polly) (2:12) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: A curse attends a woman's love (Polly, Lucy Lockit) (1:38) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: When I was forced from him (Polly, Lucy Lockit) (1:02) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Come, sweet lass (Lucy Lockit, Polly) (1:55) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Now every glimmering of happiness is lost (Polly, Lucy Lockit, Macheath, Peachum) (1:45) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Which way shall I turn me, how can I decide? (Macheath, Polly) (0:41) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Dear, dear Sir, sink the material evidence (Polly) (1:53) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: How then can you be a tyrant to me - When he holds up his hand arraigned for his life (Lucy L (2:00) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Ourselves, like the Great, to secure a retreat (Lockit, Peachum) (0:45) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: We are ready, Sir… - … to conduct you to the Old Bailey! (Lockit, Lucy Lockit, Polly, Macheat (1:54) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: O cruel, cruel case! (Macheath, Jailer) (5:10) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: Would I might be hanged! (Polly, Lucy Lockit, Macheath) (1:59) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op. 43, Act III: But surely you don't intend that Macheath shall really be executed? (Mat of the Mint, Beggar, (1:18) -- The Beggar's Opera, Op 43, Act III: Thus I stand like a Turk, with his doxies around (Macheath, Mrs Peachum, Lucy Lockit, Polly, (1:53)