An Oratorio by Handel
Relayed from The Pavilion, Mountain Ash
Megan Thomas (Soprano), Margaret Price (Soprano), Gladys Ripley (Contralto), Trefor Jones (Tenor)
Choir of 1,000 Voices
Welsh Symphony Orchestra and Western Studio Orchestra
Conductor, Dr. Malcolm Sargent
Part I
Recitative (Tenor): Now there arose a new King
Chorus: And the Children of Israel sigh'd
Recitative (Tenor): Then sent He Moses
Chorus: They loathed to drink the River
Air (Contralto): Their Land brought forth Frogs
Chorus: He spake the Word
Chorus: He gave them Hailstones
Chorus: He sent a thick Darkness
Chorus: He smote all the First-born of Egypt
Chorus: But as for His People
Chorus: Egypt was glad
Chorus: He rebuked the Red Sea
Chorus: He led them thro' the Deep
Chorus: But the Waters overwhelmed
Chorus: And Israel saw that great Work
Chorus: And believed the Lord
Part II
Chorus: Moses and the Children of Israel
Chorus: I will sing unto the Lord
Duet (Two Sopranos): The Lord is my Strength
Chorus: He is my God
Chorus: And I will exalt Him
Male Chorus: The Lord is a man of War
Chorus: The Depths have cover'd them
Chorus: Thy right Hand, O Lord
Chorus: And in the Greatness
Chorus: Thou sentest forth Thy Wrath
Chorus: And with the Blast of Thy Nostrils
Air (Tenor): The Enemy said
Air (Soprano): Thou didst blow
Chorus: Who is like unto Thee
Chorus: The Earth swallowed them