Handel: Alexander Balus (1748 English Oratorio in Three Acts)

Songs (41)

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Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Act One/Scene 1: Overture

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Chorus of Asiates: Flush'd with conquest

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative (Alexander/Jonathan): Thus far, ye glorious partners of war

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Aria (Jonathan): Great Author of this harmony

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Fanfare/ Recitative (Ptolomee): And thus let happy Egypt's king

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Aria (Ptolomee): Thrice happy the monarch

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative/Air (Cleopatra): Congratulations to our father's friend

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative/Air (Alexander): Be it my chief ambition there to rise

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Chorus Asiates: Ye happy nations round

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Act One/ Scene 2: Recitative/Air (Alexander): My Jonathan, did thou mark well her graces?

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Act 1/ Scene 3: Air (Cleopatra): Subtle joy, with fancy viewing

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative/Air (Cleopatra): Aspasia, I know not what to call

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative/Air (Aspasia): Check not the pleasing aspects of thy tongue

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative/Duet (Cleopatra/Aspasia): How blissful state!

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Act 1/ Scene 4: Recitative (Jonathan/Alexander): Why hangs this heavy gloom upon the brow

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Alexander): Heroes may boast their mighty deeds

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative & Air/ Chorus of Israelites (Jonathan): Ye sons of Judah, with high festival

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Act 2/ Scene 1: Air (Aspasia): Kind Hope, thou universal friend

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative (Jonathan/Alexander): Long, long and happy live the king!

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Alexander): O Mithra, with thy brightest beams

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative (Sycophant Courier):, Stay, my dread sovereign...

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Jonathan): Hateful man! thy sland'rous tongue

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Chorus: O calumny, on virute waiting

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Act Two, Scene II) Recitative & Air (Cleopatra): Ah, whence these sire forbodings...

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative & Air (Aspasia): Give to the winds, fair princess, these vain

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene III) Recitative & Air (Ptolomee): Thus far my wishes thrive.

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene IV) Accompanied Recitative & Duet (Jonathan, Alexander, and Cleopatra): Ye happy people, with loud accents spea

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Chorus: Hymen, fair Urania's son

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Act III, Scene I) Sinfonia

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative & Air/Chorus (Cleopatra): 'Tis true, instinctive nature seldom points

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene II) Recitative (Alexander, Jonathan, Aspasia): Ah! Was it not my Cleoptra's voice?

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Alexander): Fury, with red sparkling eyes

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative & Air (Aspasia): Gods! can there be a more afflicting sight

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative & Air/Chorus (Jonathan): May he return with laurel'd victory

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene III) Accompanied Recitative (Ptolomee, Cleopatra): Yes, he was false, my daughter, false to you

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Ptolomee): O sword, and thou, all-daring hand

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene IV) Accompanied Recitative (Cleopatra, Egyptian Messenger): Shall Cleopatra ever smile again

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Air (Cleopatra): O take me from this hateful light

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Recitative (A Second Messenger, Cleopatra): Forgive, O queen, the messenger of ill!

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - Accompanied Recitative & Air (Cleopatra): Calm thou, my soul

Alexander Balus, HWV 65 - (Scene V) Recitative & Air/Chorus (Jonathan): Mysterious are thy ways, O Providence!

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