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Theodora

Album by Handel; Wieland, Schmid, Vitzthum, Schoch, Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini

Released March 2012

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CD 1
1
Theodora, HWV 68: Overture
George Frideric Handel
7:41
2
Theodora: HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Recitativo: 'Tis Dioclesian's Natal Day (Valens)
George Frideric Handel
0:36
3
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Air: Go, My Faithful Soldier, Go (Valens)
George Frideric Handel
2:04
4
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Chorus: And Draw a Blessing Down (Chorus of Heathens)
George Frideric Handel
2:19
5
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Recitativo: Vouchsafe, Dread Sir (Didymus, Valens)
George Frideric Handel
1:04
6
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Air: Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire (Valens)
George Frideric Handel
3:52
7
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Chorus: For Ever Thus Stands Fix'd the Doom (Chorus of Heathens)
George Frideric Handel
2:15
8
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 2: Recitativo: Most Cruel Edict! (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel
0:31
9
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 2: Air: The Raptur'd Soul (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel
7:53
10
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 2: Recitativo: I Know Thy Virtues, and Ask Not Thy Faith (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
0:49
11
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 2: Air: Descend, Kind Pity (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
7:29
12
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 3: Recitativo: Though Hard, My Friends (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
0:24
13
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 3: Air: FonD-Flatt'ring World, Adieu! (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
4:02
14
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 3: Recitativo: Oh Bright Example of All Goodness (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
0:30
15
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 3: Aria: Bane of Virtue, Nurse of Passions (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
5:13
16
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 3: Chorus: Come, Mighty Father, Mighty Lord (Chorus of Christians)
George Frideric Handel
2:53
17
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 4: Recitativo: Fly, Fly My Brethren (Messenger: Irene)
George Frideric Handel
1:03
18
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 4: Air: As With Rosy Steps (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
5:26
19
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 4: Chorus: All Pow'r in Heaven Above, or Earth Beneath (Chorus of Christians)
George Frideric Handel
2:18
20
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 5: Recitativo: Mistaken Wretches, Why Thus Blind to Fate (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
0:25
21
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 5: Air: Dread the Fruits of Christian Folly (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
3:03
22
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 5: Recitativo: Deluded Mortal! (Theodora, Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
0:55
23
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 5: Recitativo: Oh Worse Than Death Indeed! (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
0:23
24
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 5: Air: Angels, Ever Bright and Fair (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
3:00
25
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 6: Recitativo: Unhappy, Happy Crew! (Didymus: Irene)
George Frideric Handel
1:21
26
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 6: Accompagnato and Air: Kind Heaven: If Virtue Be Thy Care (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel
5:04
27
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 6: Recitativo: Oh Love, How Great Thy Pow'r! (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
0:23
28
Theodora, HWV 68, Act I, Scene 6: Chorus: Go, Gen'rous Pious Youth! (Chorus of Christians)
George Frideric Handel
4:21
CD 2
1
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 1: Recitativo: Ye Men of Antioch, With Solemn Pomp (Valens)
George Frideric Handel
0:37
2
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 1: Chorus: Queen of Summer, Queen of Love (Chorus of Heathens)
George Frideric Handel
0:56
3
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 1: Air: Wide Spread His Name (Valens)
George Frideric Handel
2:24
4
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 1: Recitativo: Return, Septimius, to the Stubborn Maid (Valens)
George Frideric Handel
0:45
5
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 1: Chorus: Venus Laughing from the Skies (Chorus of Heathens)
George Frideric Handel
1:27
6
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Symphony
George Frideric Handel
0:48
7
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Recitative: O Thou Bright Sun! How Sweet Thy Rays (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
0:31
8
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Air: With Darkness Deep (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
3:01
9
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Symphony
George Frideric Handel
1:31
10
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Recitativo: But Why Art Thou Disquieted, My Soul? (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
0:28
11
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 2: Air: Oh That I On Wings Could Rise (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
3:10
12
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 3: Recitativo: Long Have I Known Thy Friendly Social Soul. (Didymus, Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
1:21
13
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 3: Air: Though the Honours, That Flora and Venus Receive from the Romans (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
4:16
14
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 3: Recitativo: Oh Save Her Then, or Give Me Pow'r (Didymus, Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
0:38
15
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 3: Air: Deeds of Kindness to Display, Pity Suing (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel
4:58
16
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 4: Recitativo: The Clouds Begin to Veil the Hemisphere (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
0:42
17
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 4: Aria: Defend Her Heaven! (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
4:41
18
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Recitativo: Or Lull'd With Grief or Rapt Her Soul to Heaven (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel
0:32
19
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Air: Sweet Rose and Lilly (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel
2:33
20
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Recitativo: Oh Save Me, Heaven (Theodora, Didymus)
George Frideric Handel
1:29
21
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Aria: The Pilgrim's Home (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
2:17
22
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Accompagnato: Forbid It, Heaven! (Didymus)
George Frideric Handel
0:54
23
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Recitativo: Or Say, What Right Have I to Take What Just Reflection (Didymus, Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
1:09
24
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 5: Duet: To Thee, Thou Glorious Son of Worth (Theodora, Didymus)
George Frideric Handel
5:15
25
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 6: Recitativo: 'Tis Night - But Night's Sweet Blessing (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
0:56
26
Theodora, HWV 68, Act II, Scene 6: Chorus: He Saw the Lovely Youth, Death's Early Prey (Chorus of Christians)
George Frideric Handel
4:13
CD 3
1
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 1: Air: Lord, to Thee Each Night and Day (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
4:47
2
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 2: Recitativo: But See, the Good, the Virtuous Didymus (Irene, Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
0:40
3
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 2: Air: When Sunk in Anguish and Despair (Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
3:50
4
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 2: Chorus: Blest Be the Hand, and Blest the Pow'r (Theodora, Chorus of Christians)
George Frideric Handel
3:06
5
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 3: Recitativo and Accompagnato: Undaunted in the Court Stands Didymus (Messenger: Irene, Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
1:31
6
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 3: Duet: Wither, Princess, Do You Fly? (Irene, Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
1:32
7
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 3: Recitativo: She's Gone, Disdaining Liberty and Life (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
0:33
8
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 3: Air: New Scenes of Joy (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
3:31
9
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 4: Recitativo: Is It a Christian Virtue Then (Valens, Didymus) - Scene 5: Be That My Doom! (Theodora, Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
2:14
10
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Air: From Virtue Springs Each Gen'rous Deed (Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
4:42
11
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Air: Cease, Ye Slaves, Your Fruitless Pray'r (Valens)
George Frideric Handel
1:18
12
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Recitativo: 'Tis Kind, My Friends, But Kinder Still (Didymus, Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
1:05
13
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Chorus: How Strange Their Ends (Chorus of Heathens)
George Frideric Handel
2:50
14
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Recitativo: On Me Your Frowns Your Utmost Rage Exert (Didymus, Theodora, Valens)
George Frideric Handel
0:37
15
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 5: Air: Ye Ministers of Justice, Lead Them Hence (Valens)
George Frideric Handel
1:28
16
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 6: Recitativo: And Must Such Beauty Suffer? (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius)
George Frideric Handel
0:55
17
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 6: Air and Duet: Streams of Pleasure Ever Flowing (Didymus, Theodora)
George Frideric Handel
4:53
18
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 7: Recitativo: Ere This Their Doom Is Past (Irene)
George Frideric Handel
0:27
19
Theodora, HWV 68, Act III, Scene 7: Chorus: Oh Love Devine, Thou Source of Fame (Chorus of Christians)
George Frideric Handel
2:27