Polly, opera: Overture (Medley of tunes from 'The Beggar's Opera')
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 1. He that weds
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 2. Observe the statesman's ways
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 3. She who hath felt a real pain by Cupid's dart
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 4. Farewell, farewell, farewell, all hope of bliss!
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 5. Despair is all folly
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 6. When billows come breaking on the strand
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 7. When a woman jealous grows
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 8. When kings by their huffing
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 9. The crow or daw
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 10. How can you be so teazing?
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 11. Brave boys prepare
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 12. Better to doubt all that's doing
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 13. Aboard after misses most husbands will roam
Polly, opera: Act 1. Air 14. The stag, when chas'd
Polly, opera: Entre'acte: Dances of the Pirates. No. 1. March
Polly, opera: Entre'acte: Dances of the Pirates. No. 2. Hornpipe 1
Polly, opera: Entre'acte: Dances of the Pirates. No. 3. Andante
Polly, opera: Entre'acte: Dances of the Pirates. No. 4. Hornpipe 2
Polly, opera: Entre'acte: Dances of the Pirates. No. 5. Allegro
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 1. Why did you spare him
Polly, opera: Act 2. Dead March
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 2. Patriots at first declare
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 3. Cheer up my lads
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 4. Shall I not be bold when honour calls
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 5. When gold is in hand
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 6. Woman's like the flatt'ring ocean
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 7. Tho' different passions rage by turns
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 8. The world is always jarring
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 9. In love and life the present use
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 10. We never blame the forward swain
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 11. The body of the brave may be taken
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 12. Honour calls me
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 13. Honour plays
Polly, opera: Act 2. Air 14. We the sword of valour
Polly, opera: Act 3. Air 1. The sportsmen keep hawks
Polly, opera: Act 3. Air 2. Love with beauty is flying
Polly, opera: Act 3. Air 3. When the tyger roams
Polly, opera: Act 3. Air 4. The turtle thus upon the spray
Polly, opera: Act 3. Air 5. The soldiers, who by trade must dare
Polly, opera: Act 3. Air 6. My heart forebodes
Polly, opera: Act 3. Dances of the Indians. No. 1. Allegro
Polly, opera: Act 3. Dances of the Indians. No. 2. Andante
Polly, opera: Act 3. Dances of the Indians. No. 3. Allegro
Polly, opera: Act 3. Dances of the Indians. No. 4. Andante
Polly, opera: Act 3. Dances of the Indians. No. 5. Allegro
Polly, opera: Act 3. Air 7. Justice long forbearing
Polly, opera: Act 3. Appendix. What Man Can Virtue or Courage Repose
Polly, opera: Act 3. Appendix. I Hate The Foolish Elf
Polly, opera: Act 3. Appendix. Victory Is Ours
Pepusch's ballad opera Polly, composed in 1729 to John Gay's libretto as a sequel to their highly — successful The Beggar's Opera (1728), never reached the stage owing to government censorship. — In 1777, Samuel Arnold compl... more »etely renovated the score, which established his reputation as
London's preeminent theatre composer. With its melodramatic tale reuniting Polly Peachum and
Macheath in the West Indies and ending in Polly's marriage to the 'Indian prince' Cawwawkee,
this 'island paradise' opera was a huge hit and remains enormously entertaining today.« less
Pepusch's ballad opera Polly, composed in 1729 to John Gay's libretto as a sequel to their highly
successful The Beggar's Opera (1728), never reached the stage owing to government censorship.
In 1777, Samuel Arnold completely renovated the score, which established his reputation as
London's preeminent theatre composer. With its melodramatic tale reuniting Polly Peachum and
Macheath in the West Indies and ending in Polly's marriage to the 'Indian prince' Cawwawkee,
this 'island paradise' opera was a huge hit and remains enormously entertaining today.