Theodora
Maxim Emelyanychev · Il Pomo d'Oro · Lisette Oropesa · Joyce DiDonato · Michael Spyres · John Chest
Theodora (2022), CD, on Erato. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Maxim Emelyanychev, Il Pomo d'Oro, Lisette Oropesa, Joyce DiDonato; 78 tracks.
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Tracklist
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Recitative “’Tis Diocletian’s Natal Day” (Valens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 1, no. 2. Recitative “’tis Dioclesian’s natal day” (Valens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Air “Go, My Faithful Soldier, Go” (Valens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 1, no. 3. Air “Go, my faithful servant, go” (Valens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Chorus “And Draw a Blessing Down” (The Heathens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 1, no. 4. Chorus “And draw a blessing down” (Chorus of Heathens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Recitative “Vouchsafe, Dread Sir” (Didymus, Valens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 1, no. 5. Recitative “Vouchsafe, dread sir” (Didymus, Valens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Air “Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire” (Valens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 1, no. 6. Air “Racks, gibbets, sword and fire” (Valens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Chorus “For Ever Thus Stands Fix’d the Doom” (The Heathens)
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, HWV 68, Part I Scene 2: Recitative “Most Cruel Edict” (Didymus, Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 2, no. 8. Recitative “Most cruel edict” (Didymus)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 2: Air “The Raptur’d Soul” (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 2, no. 9. Air “The raptur’d soul” (Didymus)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 2: Recitative “I Know Thy Virtues” (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 2, no. 10. Recitative “I know thy virtues” (Septimius)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 2: Air “Descend, Kind Pity, Heav’nly Guest” (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 2, no. 11. Air “Descend, kind pity” (Septimius)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 3: Recitative “Though Hard, My Friends” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 3, no. 12. Recitative “Though hard, my friends” (Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 3: Air “Fond, Flatt’ring World, Adieu” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 3, no. 13. Air “Fond flatt’ring world, adieu!” (Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 3: Recitative “O Bright Example of All Goodness” (Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 3, no. 14. Recitative “Oh bright example of all goodness!” (Irene)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 3: Air “Bane of Virtue” (Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 3, no. 15. Air “Bane of virtue” (Irene)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 3: Chorus “Come, Mighty Father” (The Christians)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 3, no. 16. Chorus “Come, mighty Father” (Chorus of Christians)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 4: Recitative “Fly, Fly, My Brethren” (Messenger, Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 4, no. 17. Recitative “Fly, fly, my brethren” (Messenger, Irene)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 4: Air “As with Rosy Steps the Morn” (Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 4, no. 18. Air “As with rosy steps the morn” (Irene)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 4: Chorus “All Pow’r in Heav’n Above” (The Christians)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 4, no. 19. Chorus “All pow’r in Heav’n above” (Chorus of Christians)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 5: Recitative “Mistaken Wretches!” (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 5, no. 20. Recitative “Mistaken wretches” (Septimius)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 5: Air “Dread the Fruits of Christian Folly” (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 5, no. 21. Air “Dread the fruits of Christian folly” (Septimius)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 5: Recitative “Deluded Mortal!” (Theodora, Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 5, no. 22. Recitative “Deluded mortal!” (Theodora, Septimius)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 5: Accompagnato “Oh, Worse Than Death Indeed” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 5, no. 23. Accompagnato “Oh, worse than death indeed!” (Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 5: Air “Angels, Ever Bright and Fair” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 5, no. 24. Air “Angels, ever bright and fair” (Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 6: Recitative “Unhappy, Happy Crew!” (Didymus, Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 6, no. 25. Recitative “Unhappy, happy crew!” (Didymus, Irene)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 6: Air “Kind Heav’n, If Virtue Be Thy Care” (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 6, no. 26. Air “Kind Heav’n, if virtue be thy care” (Didymus)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 6: Recitative “O Love, How Great Thy Pow’r!” (Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 7, no. 27. Recitative “Oh love, how great thy pow’r!” (Irene)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 6: Chorus “Go, Gen’rous, Pious Youth” (The Christians)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Scene 7, no. 28. Chorus “Go, gen’rous pious youth” (Chorus of Christians)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 1: Recitative “Ye Men of Antioch” (Valens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 1, no. 29. Recitative “Ye men of Antioch” (Valens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 1: Chorus “Queen of Summer, Queen of Love” (The Heathens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 1, no. 30. Chorus “Queen of summer, queen of love” (Chorus of Heathens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 1: Air “Wide Spread His Name” (Valens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 1, no. 31. Air “Wide spread his name” (Valens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 1: Recitative “Return, Septimius, to the Stubborn Maid” (Valens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 1, no. 32. Recitative “Return, Septimius, to the stubborn maid” (Valens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 1: Chorus “Venus, Laughing from the Skies” (The Heathens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 1, no. 33. Chorus “Venus laughing from the skies” (Chorus of Heathens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 2: Symphony
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 2, no. 34. Symphony
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 2: Recitative “O Thou Bright Sun” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 2, no. 35. Recitative “O thou bright sun!” (Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 2: Air “With Darkness Deep, as is My Woe” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 2, no. 36. Air “With darkness deep, as is my woe” (Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 2: Air
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 2, no. 37. Symphony
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 2: Recitative “But Why Art Thou Disquieted, My Soul” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 2, no. 38. Recitative “But why art thou disquieted, my soul?” (Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 2: Air “Oh That I on Wings Could Rise” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 2, no. 39. Air “O, that I on wings could rise” (Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 3: Recitative “Long Have I Known” (Didymus, Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 3, no. 40. Recitative “Long have I known thy friendly social soul” (Didymus, Septimius)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 3: Air “Though the Honours” (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 3, no. 41. Air “Though the honours” (Septimius)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 3: Recitative “Oh, Save Her Then” (Didymus, Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 3, no. 42. Recitative “Oh, save her then” (Didymus, Septimius)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 3: Air “Deeds of Kindness to Display” (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 3, no. 43. Air “Deeds of kindness to display” (Didymus)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 4: Recitative “The Clouds Begin to Veil” (Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 4, no. 44. Recitative “The clouds begin to veil” (Irene)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 4: Air “Defend Her, Heav’n!” (Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 4, no. 45. Air “Defend her, Heav’n!” (Irene)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 5: Recitative “Or Lull’d With Grief” (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 46. Recitative “Or lull’d with grief” (Didymus)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 5: Air “Sweet Rose and Lily” (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 47. Air “Sweet rose and lily, flow’ry form" (Didymus)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 5: Recitative “Oh, Save Me, Heav’n” (Theodora, Didymus)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 48. Recitative “Oh save me, Heav’n!” (Theodora, Didymus)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 5: Air “The Pilgrim’s Home” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 49. Air “The pilgrim’s home” (Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 5: Accompagnato “Forbid It, Heav’n!” (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 50. Accompagnato “Forbid it, Heav’n!” (Didymus, Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 50. Accompagnato “Forbid it, Heav’n!” (Didymus, Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 5: Duet “To Thee, Thou Glorious Son of Worth” (Theodora, Didymus)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 5, no. 51. Duet “To thee, thou glorious son of worth” (Theodora, Didymus)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 6: Recitative “’Tis Night” (Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 6, no. 52. Recitative “’tis night, but night’s sweet blessing is denied” (Irene)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part II Scene 6: Chorus “He Saw the Lovely Youth” (The Heathens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Scene 6, no. 53. Chorus “He saw the lovely youth” (Chorus of Christians)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 1: Air “Lord, to Thee Each Night and Day” (Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 1, no. 54. Air “Lord, to Thee each night and day” (Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 2, no. 55. Recitative “But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus!” (Irene, Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 2: Air “When Sunk in Anguish and Despair” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 2, no. 55. Recitative “But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus!” (Irene, Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 2, no. 57. Chorus and solo “Blest be the hand” (Chorus of Christians, Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 3: Recitative “Undaunted in the Court” (Messenger, Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 58. Recitative “Undaunted in the court stands Didymus” (Messenger, Irene, Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 3: Accompagnato “O My Irene” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 58. Recitative “Undaunted in the court stands Didymus” (Messenger, Irene, Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 3: Recitative “Stay Me Not, Dear Friend” (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 58. Recitative “Undaunted in the court stands Didymus” (Messenger, Irene, Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 3: Duet “Whither, Princess, Do You Fly” (Irene, Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 59. Duet “Whither, Princess, do you fly?” (Irene, Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 3: Recitative “She’s Gone” (Irene)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 60. Recitative “She’s gone” (Irene)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 3: Air “New Scenes of Joy Come Crowding on” (Irene)
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, HWV 68, Part III Scene 5: Recitative “Be That My Doom” (Theodora, Septimius)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 5: Air “From Virtue Springs Each Gen’rous Deed” (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 63. Air “From virtue springs each gen’rous deed” (Septimius)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 5: Air “Cease, Ye Slaves, Your Fruitless Pray’r” (Valens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 64. Air “Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray’r!” (Valens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 5: Recitative “’Tis Kind, My Friends” (Didymus, Theodora)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 65. Recitative “’Tis kind, my friends” (Didymus, Theodora)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 5: Chorus “How Strange Their Ends, Yet How Glorious” (The Heathens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 66. Chorus “How strange their ends” (Chorus of Heathens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 5: Recitative “On Me Your Frowns” (Didymus, Theodora, Valens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 67. Recitative “On me your frowns” (Didymus, Theodora, Valens)
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 5: Air “Ye Ministers of Justice” (Valens)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 6, no. 69. Recitative “And must such beauty suffer?” (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius)
George Frideric Handel - Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 6, no. 70. Air and duet “Streams of pleasure ever flowing” (Didymus, Theodora)