Theodora
Johannes Somary · English Chamber Orchestra · Heather Harper · Maureen Forrester · Maureen Lehane · Alexander Young
Theodora, CD, on alto. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Heather Harper, Maureen Forrester; 47 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative / Aria / Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 1, no. 2. Recitative “’tis Dioclesian’s natal day” (Valens)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 1, no. 5. Recitative “Vouchsafe, dread sir” (Didymus, Valens)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Maureen Forrester
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 1, no. 7. Chorus “For ever thus stands fix’d the doom” (Chorus of Heathens)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 2, no. 8. Recitative “Most cruel edict” (Didymus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Maureen Forrester
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 2, no. 10. Recitative “I know thy virtues” (Septimius)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 3, no. 12. Recitative “Though hard, my friends” (Theodora)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 3, no. 14. Recitative “Oh bright example of all goodness!” (Irene)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 3, no. 16. Chorus “Come, mighty Father” (Chorus of Christians)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative / Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 4, no. 17. Recitative “Fly, fly, my brethren” (Messenger, Irene)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 4, no. 19. Chorus “All pow’r in Heav’n above” (Chorus of Christians)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 5, no. 20. Recitative “Mistaken wretches” (Septimius)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 5, no. 23. Accompagnato “Oh, worse than death indeed!” (Theodora)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 6, no. 25. Recitative “Unhappy, happy crew!” (Didymus, Irene)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Maureen Forrester
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 6, no. 26. Air “Kind Heav’n, if virtue be thy care” (Didymus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Maureen Forrester
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 1. Recitative / Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 7, no. 27. Recitative “Oh love, how great thy pow’r!” (Irene)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Recitative / Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 1, no. 29. Recitative “Ye men of Antioch” (Valens)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 1, no. 31. Air “Wide spread his name” (Valens)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Recitative / Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 1, no. 32. Recitative “Return, Septimius, to the stubborn maid” (Valens)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Symphony
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 2, no. 34. Symphony
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 2, no. 35. Recitative “O thou bright sun!” (Theodora)
Disc 2
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Recitative / Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 1, no. 30. Chorus “Queen of summer, queen of love” (Chorus of Heathens)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 3, no. 42. Recitative “Oh, save her then” (Didymus, Septimius)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 4, no. 44. Recitative “The clouds begin to veil” (Irene)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 46. Recitative “Or lull’d with grief” (Didymus)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Maureen Forrester
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 48. Recitative “Oh save me, Heav’n!” (Theodora, Didymus)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 49. Air “The pilgrim’s home” (Theodora)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 50. Accompagnato “Forbid it, Heav’n!” (Didymus, Theodora)
Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Maureen Forrester
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Duet
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 51. Duet “To thee, thou glorious son of worth” (Theodora, Didymus)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 6, no. 52. Recitative “’tis night, but night’s sweet blessing is denied” (Irene)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 2. Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 6, no. 53. Chorus “He saw the lovely youth” (Chorus of Christians)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 1, no. 54. Air “Lord, to Thee each night and day” (Irene)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 2, no. 55. Recitative “But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus!” (Irene, Theodora)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 2, no. 57. Chorus and solo “Blest be the hand” (Chorus of Christians, Theodora)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 58. Recitative “Undaunted in the court stands Didymus” (Messenger, Irene, Theodora)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Duet
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 59. Duet “Whither, Princess, do you fly?” (Irene, Theodora)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Recitative / Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 60. Recitative “She’s gone” (Irene)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Aria
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 4–5, no. 62. Recitative “Is it a Christian virtue then” (Valens, Didymus, Theodora, Septimius)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 64. Air “Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray’r!” (Valens)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 65. Recitative “’Tis kind, my friends” (Didymus, Theodora)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 66. Chorus “How strange their ends” (Chorus of Heathens)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Duet
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 67. Recitative “On me your frowns” (Didymus, Theodora, Valens)
Theodora, oratorio, HWV 68: Act 3. Recitative
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 6, no. 70. Air and duet “Streams of pleasure ever flowing” (Didymus, Theodora)