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Theodora HWV 68

Libretto: Thomas Morell
Arcangelo, Louise Alder (Soprano), Anna Stéphany (Mezzo Soprano), Tim Mead (Countertenor), Stuart Jackson (Tenor), Adam Plachetka (Bass-baritone), Jonathan Cohen (Harpsichord)
2023, London, Augustine's Church, Kilburn
78 Tracks, 2:58:28

  • Overture

    • Grave – Allegro
      03:10
    • Trio. Larghetto e piano
      01:37
    • Courante
      01:13

  • Part I

    • Recitative '’Tis Dioclesian’s natal day' (Valens)
      00:34
    • No. 1 Air 'Go, my faithful soldier' (Valens)
      01:54
    • No. 2 Chorus 'And draw a blessing down' (Chorus of Heathens)
      02:14
    • Recitative 'Vouchsafe, dread Sir' (Didymus, Valens)
      00:58
    • No. 3 Air 'Racks, gibbets, sword, and fire' (Valens)
      03:27
    • No. 4 Chorus 'For ever thus stands fix’d the doom' (Chorus of Heathens)
      01:45
    • Recitative 'Most cruel edict!' (Didymus)
      00:35
    • No. 5 Air 'The raptur’d soul defies the sword' (Didymus)
      07:51
    • Recitative 'I know thy virtues' (Septimius)
      00:53
    • No. 6 Air 'Descend, kind pity, heav’nly guest' (Septimius)
      07:35
    • Recitative 'Tho’ hard, my friends' (Theodora)
      00:33
    • No. 7 Air 'Fond, flatt’ring world, adieu!' (Theodora)
      04:38
    • Recitative 'O bright example of all goodness!' (Irene)
      00:34
    • No. 8 Air 'Bane of virtue, nurse of passions' (Irene)
      05:24
    • No. 9 Chorus 'Come, mighty Father, mighty Lord' (Chorus of Christians)
      03:09
    • Recitative 'Fly, fly, my brethren' (Messenger, Irene)
      00:58
    • No. 10 Air 'As with rosy steps the morn advancing' (Irene)
      07:09
    • No. 11 Chorus 'All pow’r in heav’n above' (Chorus of Christians)
      02:17
    • Recitative 'Mistaken wretches!' (Septimius)
      00:25
    • No. 12 Air 'Dread the fruits of christian folly' (Septimius)
      03:03
    • Recitative 'Deluded mortal!' (Theodora, Septimius)
      00:52
    • No. 13 Accompagnato 'O worse than death indeed!' (Theodora)
      00:23
    • No. 14 Air 'Angels, ever bright, and fair' (Theodora)
      03:23
    • Recitative 'Unhappy happy crew!' (Didymus, Irene)
      00:49
    • No. 15 Air 'Kind heav’n, if virtue be thy care' (Didymus)
      05:34
    • Recitative 'O love! How great thy pow’r!' (Irene)
      00:25
    • No. 16 Chorus 'Go, gen’rous, pious youth' (Chorus of Christians)
      04:36

  • Part II

    • Recitative 'Ye men of antioch' (Valens)
      00:33
    • No. 17 Chorus 'Queen of summer, queen of love' (Chorus of Heathens)
      00:39
    • No. 18 Air 'Wide spread his name' (Valens)
      02:22
    • Recitative 'Return, Septimius, to the stubborn maid' (Valens)
      00:34
    • No. 19 Chorus 'Venus laughing from the skies' (Chorus of Heathens)
      01:17
    • No. 20 (Sinfonia). Largo
      00:58
    • Recitative 'O thou bright sun!' (Theodora)
      00:37
    • No. 21a Air 'With darkness deep as is my woe' (Theodora)
      04:07
    • No. 21b Air (Sinfonia). Lentement "Symphony of Soft Musick"
      01:29
    • Recitative 'But why art thou disquieted, my soul?' (Theodora)
      00:28
    • No. 22 Air 'O that I on wings cou’d rise' (Theodora)
      03:22
    • Recitative 'Long have I known thy friendly social soul' (Didymus, Septimius)
      01:06
    • No. 23 Air 'Tho’ the honours' (Septimius)
      03:48
    • Recitative 'O save her then, or give me pow’r to save' (Didymus, Septimius)
      00:41
    • No. 24 Air 'Deeds of kindness to display' (Didymus)
      06:29
    • Recitative 'The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere' (Irene)
      00:42
    • No. 25 Air 'Defend her, heav’n' (Irene)
      05:37
    • Recitative 'Or lull’d with grief' (Didymus)
      00:35
    • No. 26 Air 'Sweet rose, and lily' (Didymus)
      02:42
    • Recitative 'O save me, heav’n' (Theodora, Didymus)
      01:10
    • No. 27 Air 'The pilgrim’s home' (Theodora)
      03:21
    • No. 28 Accompagnato 'Forbid it, Heav’n!' (Didymus)
      00:26
    • Recitative 'Or say, what right have I' (Didymus, Theodora)
      01:20
    • No. 29 Duet 'To thee, thou glorious son of worth' (Theodora, Didymus)
      04:29
    • Recitative '’Tis night' (Irene)
      00:56
    • No. 30 Chorus 'He saw the lovely youth' (Chorus of Christians)
      04:32

  • Part III

    • No. 31 Air 'Lord to thee, each night and day' (Irene)
      05:21
    • Recitative 'But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus' (Irene, Theodora)
      00:36
    • No. 32 Air 'When sunk in anguish and despair' (Theodora)
      03:50
    • No. 33 Chorus 'Blest be the hand' (Theodora, Chorus of Christians)
      03:09
    • Recitative 'Undaunted in the court stands Didymus' (Messenger, Irene)
      00:50
    • No. 34 Accompagnato 'O my Irene, Heav’n is kind' (Theodora)
      00:27
    • Recitative 'Stay me not, dear friend' (Theodora)
      00:11
    • No. 35 Duet 'Whither, princess, do you fly' (Irene, Theodora)
      01:15
    • Recitative 'She’s gone, disdaining liberty and life' (Irene)
      00:40
    • No. 36 Air 'New scenes of joy come crowding on' (Irene)
      03:58
    • Recitative 'Is it a christian virtue then' (Valens, Didymus)
      01:03
    • Recitative 'Be that my doom' (Theodora, Septimius)
      01:03
    • No. 37 Air 'From virtue springs each generous deed' (Septimius)
      06:06
    • No. 38 Air 'Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray’r' (Valens)
      01:08
    • Recitative '’Tis kind, my friends' (Didymus, Theodora)
      00:49
    • No. 39 Chorus 'How strange their ends' (Chorus of Heathens)
      03:20
    • Recitative 'On me your frowns' (Didymus, Theodora, Valens)
      00:31
    • No. 40 Air 'Ye ministers of justice' (Valens)
      01:22
    • Recitative 'And must such beauty suffer!' (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius)
      00:53
    • No. 41 Air 'Streams of pleasure ever flowing' (Didymus) – Duet 'Thither let our hearts aspire' (Didymus, Theodora)
      06:02
    • Recitative 'Ere this their doom is past' (Irene)
      00:27
    • No. 42 Chorus 'O love divine, thou source of fame' (Chorus of Christians)
      03:09