Theodora, HVW 68. George Frideric Händel (1685 - 1759)

George Frideric Händel. Theodora, oratorio in three parts
* Ouverture
* Trio
* Courante

Part 1
* Recitative: Tis Diocletian's Natal Day (Valens)
* Air: Go, My Faithful Soldier, Go (Valens)
* Chorus: And Draw A Blessing Down (Heathens)
* Recitative: Vouchsafe, Dread Sir, A Gracious Ear (Didymus, Valens)
* Air: Racks, Gibbets, Sword And Fire (Valens)
* Chorus: For Ever Thus Stands Fixed The Doom (Heathens)
* Recitative: Most Cruel Edict! (Didymus)
* Air: The Rapture'd Soul Defies The Sword (Septimius)
* Recitative: I Know The Virtues (Septimius)
* Air: Descend, Kind Pity, Heav'nly Guest (Septimius)
* Recitative: Tho' Hard My Friends (Theodora)
* Air: Fond, Flatt'ring World, Adieu! (Theodora)
* Recitative: O Bright Example Of All Goodness! (Irene)
* Air: Bane Of Virtue (Irene)
* Chorus: Come, Mighty Father (Christians)
* Recitative: Fly, Fly, My Brethren (Messenger, Irene)
* Air: As With Rosy Steps The Morn (Irene)
* Chorus: All Pow'r In Heav'n Above (Christians)
* Recitativo: Mistaken Wretches! (Septimius)
* Air: Dread The Fruits Of Christian Folly (Septimius)
* Recitative: Deluded Moral! (Theodora, Spetimius)
* Acompagnato: O Worse Than Death Indeed! (Theodora)
* Air; Angles, Ever Brith And Fair (Theodora)
* Recitative: Unhappy, Happy Crew! (Didymus, Irene)
* Air: King Heav'n, If Virtue Be Thy Care (Didymus)
* Recitative: O Love, How Great Thy Pow'r! (Irene)
* Chorus: Go, Gen'rous Pious Youth

Part 2
* Recitative: Ye Men Of Antioch (Valens)
* Chorus: Queen Of Summer, Queen Of Love (Heathens)
* Air: Wide Spread His Name (Valens)
* Recitative: Return, Septimius (Valens)
* Chorus: Venus, Laughing From The Skies (Heathens)
* Symphony
* Recitative: O Thou Bright Sun! (Theodora)
* Air: With Darkness Deep As My Woe (Theodora)
* Symphony
* Recitative: But Why Art Thou Disquieted, My Soul? (Theodora)
* Air: Oh, That I On Wings Could Rise (Theodora)
* Recitative: Long Have I Known (Didymus, Septimius)
* Air: Tho' The Honours That Flora And Venus Receive (Septimius)
* Recitative: O Save Her Then (Didymus, Septimius)
* Air: Deeds Of Kindness To Display (Didymus)
* Recitative: The Clouds Begin To Veil The Hemisphere (Irene)
* Air: Defend Her, Heav'n (Irene)
* Recitative: Or Lulled With Grief (Didymus)
* Air: Sweet Rose And Lily, Flow'ry Form (Didymus)
* Recitative: O Save Me Heav'n (Theodora, Didymus)
* Air: The Pilgrim's Home, The Sick Man's Health (Theodora)
* Acompagnato: Forbid It, Heav'n! (Didymus)
* Recitative: Or Say, What Right Have I (Didymus, Theodora)
* Duet: To Thee, Thou Glorious Son Of Worth (Theodora, Didymus)
* Recitative: 'Tis Night, But Night's Sweet Blessing (Irene)
* Chorus: He Saw The Lovely Youth (Christians)

Part 3
* Air: Lord, To Thee, Each Night And Day (Irene)
* Recitative: But See The Good, The Virtuous Didymus! (Irene, Theodora)
* Air: When Sunk In Anguish And Despair (Theodora)
* Chorus: Blest Be The Hand (Christians)
* Recitiative: Undaunted In The Court (Messenger, Irene)
* Accompangato: O My Irene, Heav'n Is Kind (Theodora)
* Duet: Whither, Princess, Do You Fly (Irene, Theodora)
* Recitative: She's Gone, Disdaining Liberty And Life (Irene)
* Air: New Scenes Of Joy Come Crowding On (Irene)
* Recitative: Is It A Christian Virtue, Then (Valens, Didymus)
* Recitative: Be That My Doom (Theodora, Septimius
* Air: Cease, Ye Slaves Your Friends (Septimius)
* Recitative: 'Tis Kind, My Friends (Didymus, Theodora)
* Chorus: How Strange Their Ends (Heathens)
* Recitative: On Me Your Frowns (Didymus, Theodora, Valens)
* Recitative: And Must Such Beauty Suffer! (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius)
* Air: Streams Of Pleasure Ever Flowing (Didymus), Duet: Thither Let Our Hearts Aspire (Theodora, Didymus)
* Recitative: Ere This Their Doom Is Past (Irene)
* Chorus: O Love Divine, Thou Source Of Fame (Irene, Christians)
Theodora: Sophie Daneman, soprano
Irene: Juliette Galstain, mezzo-soprano
Didymus: Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Septimius: Richard Croft, tenor
Valens: Nathan Berg, baritone
Messenger: Laurent Slaars, baritone

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