ACT I - Courtyard of the Palace of King Amasis at Memphis.
- No. 1 - Opening Chorus
- "Ring, oh, ring a wedding peal; Pharaoh's daughter comes to wed..."
- No. 2 - Duet - Natis & Sebak
- "I started in life as a poor little maid, to wait on the lovely Amasis..."
- No. 3 - Solo - Ptolemy
- "My name is Ptolemy Allakama, I practice a trade hum-drummy..." (four verses and dance)
- No. 4 - Solo - Cheiro
- "I pray'd for life, a little life, and now come death! ..."
- No. 5 - Solo - Princess Amasis
- "Last night the moon beamed on me and cried Little Princess, look up! ..."
- No. 6 - Duet - Princess Amasis & Anhotep
- "Tell me you hate all other men, I'll ask no love of you..."
- No. 7 - Solo - Anhotep
- "It was early in the morning as I wrote a joyous sonnet..."
- No. 8 - Entrance & Chorus
- "We are King Pharaoh's Guard, custodians of his Cats..."
- No. 9 - Song - Pharaoh & Chorus
- "Once Egypt was a dreary land, ruled by a dreary King..."
- No. 10 - Septette
- "Seven poor ladies of Memphis are we, condemned to this grave indignity..."
- No. 11 - Duet - Anhotep & Pharaoh
- "Your Majesty! your Majesty! I come to wed your daughter..."
- No. 12 - Chorus
- "Sign the contract! Seal the compact! Now the entr'acte 'ere the wedding..."
- No. 13 - Song - Sebak & Chorus
- "I'm adviser to this Royal pair..."
- No. 14 - Finale Act I (spoken recit. - Nebenchari)
- "(Dogs and scum and roystering vermin...)"
- No. 14 - Finale Act I (continued)
- "Has anybody seen our cat? Pussy, pussy, puss, puss, purr! ..."
ACT II - Another view of the Courtyard of the Palace.
- No. 15 - Opening Chorus - Nebenchari & Priests
- "Arma virumque cano, quod erat demonstrandum..."
- No. 16 - Song - Nebenchari & Chorus
- "These cats plague my life out infernally; I wish they were banished eternally..."
- No. 17 - Solo - Amasis
- "The morning's heartless sun will gild the roofs of this proud city..."
- No. 18 - Solo - Cheiro
- "The veriest gambler I, of all who cast the die..."
- No. 19 - Dance
- No. 20 - Song - Pharaoh & Ladies
- "A lovely woman is a joy to ev'ry man with eyes..."
- No. 21 - Trio - Ptolemy, Sebak & Anhotep
- "This outbreak was wholly unlook'd for..."
- No. 22 - Duet - Anhotep & Amasis
- "Oh! this world has one oasis, sweet Amasis! and it's by your side that place is..."
- No. 23 - Solo - Natis
- "I'm a lonely little maid, oh, a very lonely maid, comdemned to marry ugly Ptolemy..."
- No. 24 - Quartette - Pharaoh, Nebenchari, Ptolemy & Sebak
- "Death! Death! Death! Death! ..."
- No. 25 - Song - Pharaoh & Chorus
- "That a man should have ambition will be readily admitted..."
- No. 26 - Solo - Amasis
- "Long, long ago in far off times, a law was made, a law was made..."
- No. 27 - Finale Act II
- "Ring, oh ring a wedding peal-- Pharaoh's daughter now is wed..."
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