Handel: Theodora (Glyndebourne)

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, David Daniels, Dawn Upshaw, Richard Croft, William Christie, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & The Glyndebourne Chorus

Songs (77)

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Theodora, HWV 68: Overture

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 1: Recitative "Tis Dioclesian's natal day"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 1: Air "Go, my faithful soldier, go"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 1: Chorus "And draw a blessing down"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 1: Recitative "Vouchsafe, dread Sir"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 1: Air "Racks, gibbets, sword of fire"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 1: Chorus "Forever thus stands fix'd"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 2: Recitative "Most cruel edict"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 2: Air "The raptur'd soul"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 2: Recitative "I know thy virtues"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 2: Air "Descend, kind pity"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 3: Recitative "Tho' hard, my friends"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 3: Air "Fond, Flatt'ring world, adieu"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 3: Recitative "O bright example"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 3: Air "Bane of virtue"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 3: Chorus "Come, mighty Father"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 4: Recitative "Fly, fly, my brethren"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 4: Air "As with rosy steps the morn"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 4: Chorus "All pow'r in Heav'n"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 5: Recitative "Mistaken wretches!"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 5: Air "Dread the fruits of Christian folly"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 5: Recitative "Deluded mortals"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 5: Recitative "O worse than death indeed"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 5: Air "Angels, ever bright and fair"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 6: Recitative "Unhappy, happy crew"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 6: Air "Kind Heav'n, if virtue be thy care"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 7: Recitative "O love, how great thy pow'r"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. I, Scene 7: Chorus "Go, generous pious youth"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 1: Recitative "Ye men of Antioch"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 1: Chorus "Queen of Summer"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 1: Air "Wide spread his name"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 1: Recitative "Return, Septimius"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 1: Chorus "Venus laughing from the skies"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 1: Symphony

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 2: Recitative "Oh thou bright Sun"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 2: Air "With darkness deep"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 2: Symphony

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 2: Recitative "But why art thou disquieted"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 2: Air "Oh, that I on wings could rise"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 3: Recitative "Long have I known"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 3: Air "Tho' the honours that Flora"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 3: Recitative "O, save her then"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 3: Air "Deeds of kindness to display"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 4: Recitative "The clouds begin to veil"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 4: Air "Defend her Heav'n"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 5: Recitative "Or lull'd with grief"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 5: Air "Sweet rose and lily"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 5: Recitative "O, save me, Heav'n"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 5: Air "The pilgrim's home"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 5: Recitative "Forbid it, Heav'n"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 5: Recitative "Ah, what is liberty"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 5: Duet "To thee, thou glorious son of worth"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 6: Recitative "Tis night"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. II, Scene 6: Chorus "He saw the lovely youth"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 1: Air "Lord, to thee each night and day"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 2: Recitative "But see, the good, the virtuous"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 2: Air "When sunk in anguish and despair"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 2: Recitative "Blessed be the pow'r"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 2: Chorus "Blessing, honour, adoration", "Blest be the hand"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 3: Recitative "Undaunted in the court"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 3: Recitative "O my Irene, Heav'n is kind"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 3: Duet "Whither, Princess, do you fly"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 3: Recitative "She's gone, disdaining liberty and life"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 3: Air "New scenes of joy come crowding in"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 4: Recitative "Is it a Christian virtue then"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 5: Recitative "Be that my doom"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 5: Air "From virtue springs each gen'rous deed"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 5: Air "Cease ye slaves, your fruitless pray'r"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 5: Recitative "Tis kind, my friends"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 5: Air "Lost in anguish"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 5: Chorus "How strange their ends"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 5: Recitative "On me your frowns"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 5: Air "Ye ministers of justice"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 6: Recitative "And must such beauty suffer"

Theodora, HWV 68, Part III, Scene 6: Air and Duet "Streams of pleasure ever flowing", "Thither let our hearts aspire"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 7: Recitative "Ere this, their doom is past"

Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. III, Scene 7: Chorus "O, love divine"

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