Theodora

Georg Friedrich Händel, Lorraine Hunt, Drew Minter, Jennifer Lane, Jeffrey Thomas, David Thomas, University Of California Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

Released: 1992 Classical

Spotify Temporarily Limited

Spotify is throttling album lookups right now. Streams should return after the cooldown window.

Tracklist

Theodora, Oratorio, HWV 68

1-1 Overture

1-2 Act 1. Recit: 'Tis Dioclesian's Natal Day

1-3 Act 1. Air: Go My Faithful Soldier, Go

1-4 Act 1. Chorus: And Draw A Blessing Down

1-5 Act 1. Recit: Vouchsafe, Dread Sir, A Gracious Ear

1-6 Act 1. Air: Racks, Gibbets, Sword, & Fire

1-7 Act 1. Chorus: For Ever Thus Stands Fix'd The Doom

1-8 Act 1. Recit: Most Cruel Edict

1-9 Act 1. Air: The Raptur'd Soul Defies The Sword

1-10 Act 1. Recit: I Know Thy Virtues

1-11 Act 1. Air: Descend, Kind Pity

1-12 Act 1. Recit: Tho' Hard, My Friends, Yet Wholesome

1-13 Act 1. Air: Fond, Flatt'ring World

1-14 Act 1. Recit: O Bright Example Of All Goodness

1-15 Act 1. Air: Bane Of Virtue

1-16 Act 1. Chorus: Come, Mighty Father

1-17 Act 1. Recit: Fly, Fly, My Brethren

1-18 Act 1. Air: As With Rosy Steps The Morn

1-19 Act 1. Chorus: All Pow'r In Heav'n Above

1-20 Act 1. Recit: Mistaken Wretches

1-21 Act 1. Air: Dread The Fruits Of Christian Folly

1-22 Act 1. Recit: Deluded Mortal

1-23 Act I, Air, "Angels, Ever Bright And Fair" (Theodora)

1-24 Act 1. Recit: Unhappy, Happy Crew

1-25 Act 1. Air: Kind Heav'n

1-26 Act 1. Recit: O Love: How Great Thy Pow'r

1-27 Act 1. Chorus: Go, Gen'rous, Pious Youth

2-1 Act 2. Recit: Ye Men Of Antioch

2-2 Act 2. Chorus: Queen Of Summer

2-3 Act 2. Air: Wide Spread His Name

2-4 Act 2. Recit: Return, Septimius

2-5 Act 2. Chorus: Venus Laughing From The Skies

2-6 Act 2. Interlude

2-7 Act Ii, Recit, "O Thou Bright Sun" (Theodora)

2-8 Act Ii, Air, "With Darkness" (Theodora)

2-9 Act 2. Interlude

2-10 Act 2. "Symphony Of Soft Musick"

2-11 Act 2. Recit: But Why Art Thou Disquieted

2-12 Act Ii, Air, Oh! That I On Wings Could Rise (Theodora)

2-13 Act 2. Recit: Long Have I Known

2-14 Act 2. Air: Tho' The Honours

2-15 Act 2. Recit: O Save Her Then

2-16 Act 2. Air: Deeds Of Kindness To Display

2-17 Act 2. Recit: The Clouds Begin

2-18 Act 2. Air: Defend Her, Heav'n

2-19 Act 2. Recit: Or Lull'd With Grief

2-20 Act 2. Air: Sweet Rose, & Lilly

2-21 Act 2. Recit: O Save Me, Heav'n

2-22 Act 2. Air: The Pilgrim's Home

2-23 Act 2. Recit: Forbid It, Heav'n

2-24 Act Ii, Duet, "To Thee, Thou Glorious Son" (Theodora, Didymus)

2-25 Act 2. Recit: 'Tis Night

2-26 Act 2. Chorus: He Saw The Lovely Youth

3-1 Act 3. Air: Lord, To Thee

3-2 Act 3. Recit: But See!

3-3 Act 3. Air: When Sunk In Anguish & Despair

3-4 Act 3. Chorus: Blest Be The Hand

3-5 Act 3. Recit: Undaunted In The Court

3-6 Act 3. Recit: Ah! Theodora

3-7 Act 3. Duet: Whither, Princess, Do You Fly

3-8 Act 3. Recit: She's Gone

3-9 Act 3. Air: New Scenes Of Joy

3-10 Act 3. Recit: Is It A Christian Virtue - Be That My Doom

3-11 Act 3. Air: From Virtue Springs Each Gen'rous Deed

3-12 Act 3. Air: Cease, Ye Slaves, Your Fruitless Pray'r

3-13 Act 3. Recit: 'Tis Kind, My Friends

3-14 Act 3. Chorus: How Strange Their Ends

3-15 Act 3. Recit: On Me Your Frowns

3-16 Act 3. Air: Ye Ministers Of Justice

3-17 Act 3. Recit: And Must Such Beauty Suffer

3-18 Act 3. Air: Streams Of Pleasure Ever Flowing - Duet: Thither Let Our Hearts Aspire

3-19 Act 3. Recit: E'er This, Their Doom Is Past

3-20 Act 3. Recit: E'er This, Their Doom Is Past