約翰．蓋伊：乞丐歌劇　John Gay: The Beggar’s Opera (The Broadside Band / Jeremy Barlow, conductor)

具有卓越戲劇歷史的《乞丐歌劇》，經1728年於倫敦首演後，又加演了61場。分別於18、19世紀重演無數次。此劇錄音版本甚多，但片中乃首次以18世 紀音樂呈現方式來演出。約翰‧蓋伊運用現有的熟悉曲調作為《乞丐歌劇》的歌曲，以「歌劇」二字為劇名有反諷寓意，因為此劇實際上是由69首短劇匯集而成； 同時它也是對於當時倫敦音樂生命受導於韓德爾式義大利歌劇的排拒。這些曲調乃蓋伊選自不同的背景，包括流行民謠、鄉村舞曲、歌劇樂曲、蘇格蘭及法國歌曲。 劇中由「乞丐」及「演員」導入，亦同時穿插於劇尾，成為蓋伊反諷義大利歌劇傳統的主要工具。透過劇中罪犯的行為與對白，評論當時政客和上流社會的陳腐以及 低落的道德標準。

Disc: 1
1. The Beggar's Opera: Introduction
2. The Beggar's Opera: Overture
3. Act I: Air 1 - Through All The Employments Of Life
4. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
5. Act I: Air 2 - 'tis Woman That Seduces All Mankind
6. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
7. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
8. Act I: Air 3 - If Any Wench Venus' Girdle Wear
9. Act I: Air 4 - If Love The Virgin's Heart Invade
10. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
11. Act I: Air 5 - A Maid Is Like The Golden Ore
12. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
13. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
14. Act I: Air 6 - Virgin Are Like The Fair Flower In Its lustre
15. Act I: Air 7 - Our Polly Is A Sad Slut!
16. Act I: Air 8 - Can Love Be Control'd By Advice?
17. Act I: Air 9 - O Pollu, You Might Have Toy'd And Kissed
18. Act I: Air 10 - I Like A Ship In Storms Was Tossed
19. Act I: Dialog
20. Act I: Air 11 - A Fox May Steal Your Hens, Sir
21. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
22. Act I: Air 12 - O, Ponder Well! Be Not Severe
23. Act I: Air 13 The Turtle Thus With Plaintive Crying
24. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
25. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
26. Act I: Air 14 - Pretty Polly, Say
27. Act I: Air 15 - My Heart Was So Free
28. Act I: Air 16 - Where I Laid On Greenland's Coast
29. Act I: Air 17 - O What A Pain It Is To Part!
30. Act I: Air 18 - The Miser Thus A Shilling Sees
31. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
32. Act II: Air 19 - Fill Every Glass, For Wine Inspires Us
33. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
34. Act II: Air 20 - Let Us Take The Road
35. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
36. Act II: Air 21 - If The Heart Of A Man Is Deprest With Cares
37. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
38. Act II: Air 22 - Youth's The Season Made For Joys
39. Act II: Air 23 - Before The Barn Door Crowing
40. Act II: Air 24 - The Gamesters And Lawyers Are Jugglers Alike
41. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
42. Act II: Air 25 - At The Tree I Shall Suffer With Pleasure
43. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
44. The Beggar's Opera: Dialog
45. Act II: Air 26 - Man May Escape From Rope And Gun
Disc: 2
1. Act 2: Dialog
2. Act 2: Air 27 -Thus When A Good Huswife Sees A Rat
3. Act 2: Air 28- How Cruel Are The Traitors
4. Act 2: Air 29 - The First Time At The Looking-Glass
5. Act 2: Dialog
6. Act 2: Air 30 - When You Censure The Age
7. Act 2: Dialog
8. Act 2: Air 31 - Is Then His Fate Decreed, Sir?
9. Act 2: Air 32 - You'll Think e'er Many Days Ensue
10. Act 2: Dialog
11. Act 2: Air 33 - If You At An Office Solicit Your Due
12. Act 2: Dialog
13. Act 2: Air 34 - Thus When The Swallow Seeking Prey
14. Act 2: Air 35 - How Happy Could I Be With Either
15. Act 2: Air 36 - I'm Bubbled
16. Act 2: Air 37 - Cease Your Funning
17. Act 2: Air 38 - Why How Now, Madam Flirt?
18. Act 2: Dialog
19. Act 2: Air 39 - No Power On Earth Can e'er Divide
20. Act 2: Dialog
21. Act 2: Air 40 - I Like The Fox Shall Grieve
22. Act 2: Dialog
23. Act 3: Air 41 - When Young At The Bar You First Taught Me to Score
24. Act 3: Air 42 - My Love Is All Madness And Folly
25. Act 3: Dialog
26. Act 3: Air 43 - Thus Gamesters United In Friendship Are Found
27. Act 3: Dialog
28. Act 3: Dialog
29. Act 3: Air 44 - The Modes Of The Court So Common Are Grown
30. Act 3: Dialog
31. Act 3: Air 45 - What Gudgeons Are We Men!
32. Act 3: Dialog
33. Act 3: Air 46 - In The Days Of My Youth
34. Act 3: Dialog
35. Act 3: Air 47 - I'm Like A Skiff On The Ocean Tossed
36. Act 3: Dialog
37. Act 3: Air 48 - When A Wife's In Her Pout
38. Act 3: Air 49 - A Curse Attends That Woman's Love
39. Act 3: Air 50 - Among The Men, Coquets We Find
40. Act 3: Air 51 - Come, Sweet Lass
41. Act 3: Dialog
42. Act 3: Dialog
43. Act 3: Dialog
44. Act 3: Air 52 - Hither, Dear Husband, Turn Your Eyes
45. Act 3: Air 53 - Which Way Shall I Turn Me
46. Act 3: Air 54 - When My Hero In Court Appears
47. Act 3: Air 55 - When He Holds Up His Hand
48. Act 3: Air 56 - Our Selves, Like The Great, To Secure A Retreat
49. Act 3: Air 57 - The Charge is Prepar'd
50. Act 3: Dialog
51. Act 3: Air 58 - O Cruel, Cruel, Cruel Case!
52. Act 3: Air 67 - Since Laws Were Made For Ev'ry degree
53. Act 3: Dialog
54. Act 3: Dialog
55. Act 3: Air 68 - Would I Might Be Hang!
56. Act 3: Dialog
57. Act 3: Dialog
58. Act 3: Air 69 - Thus I Stand Like The Turk