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Handel - Theodora

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Facts Set in a time of ancient Rome' persecution of the Christians, Handel' late masterpiece Theodora tells of the tragic martyrdom of the heroine and her lover Didymus.

Article number:	857270002
Artist:	Handel
Barcode:	0747313270071
Label:	Naxos
Media:	CD
Release date:	2012-03-21
Units in packaging:	3

1. Overture
2. Act I Scene 1: Recitativo: 'Tis Dioclesian's Natal Day (Valens)
3. Act I Scene 1: Air: Go, My Faithful Soldier, Go (Valens)
4. Act I Scene 1: Chorus: And Draw a Blessing Down (Chorus of Heathens)
5. Act I Scene 1: Recitativo: Vouchsafe, Dread Sir (Didymus, Valens)
6. Act I Scene 1: Air: Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire (Valens)
7. Act I Scene 1: Chorus: For Ever Thus Stands Fix'd the Doom (Chorus of Heathens)
8. Act I Scene 2: Recitativo: Most Cruel Edict! (Didymus)
9. Act I Scene 2: Air: The Raptur'd Soul (Didymus)
10. Act I Scene 2: Recitativo: I Know Thy Virtues, and Ask Not Thy Faith (Septimius)
11. Act I Scene 2: Air: Descend, Kind Pity (Septimius)
12. Act I Scene 3: Recitativo: Though Hard, My Friends (Theodora)
13. Act I Scene 3: Air: Fond Flatt'ring World, Adieu! (Theodora)
14. Act I Scene 3: Recitativo: Oh Bright Example of All Goodness (Irene)
15. Act I Scene 3: Air: Bane of Virtue, Nurse of Passions (Irene)
16. Act I Scene 3: Chorus: Come, Mighty Father, Mighty Lord (Chorus of Christians)
17. Act I Scene 4: Recitativo: Fly, Fly My Brethren (Messenger, Irene)
18. Act I Scene 4: Air: As with Rosy Steps (Irene)
19. Act I Scene 4: Chorus: All Pow'r in Heaven Above, or Earth Beneath (Chorus of Christians)
20. Act I Scene 5: Recitativo: Mistaken Wretches, Why Thus Blind to Fate (Septimius)
21. Act I Scene 5: Air: Dread the Fruits of Christian Folly (Septimius)
22. Act I Scene 5: Recitativo: Deluded Mortal! (Theodora, Septimius)
23. Act I Scene 5: Accompagnato: Oh Worse Than Death Indeed! (Theodora)
24. Act I Scene 5: Air: Angels, Ever Bright and Fair (Theodora)
25. Act I Scene 6: Recitativo: Unhappy, Happy Crew! (Didymus, Irene)
26. Act I Scene 6: Accompagnato and Air: Kind Heaven, If Virtue Be Thy Care (Didymus)
27. Act I Scene 6: Recitativo: Oh Love, How Great Thy Pow'r! (Irene)
28. Act I Scene 6: Chorus: Go, Gen'rous Pious Youth! (Chorus of Christians)

1. Act II Scene 1: Recitativo: Ye Men of Antioch, with Solemn Pomp (Valens)
2. Act II Scene 1: Chorus: Queen of Summer, Queen of Love (Chorus of Heathens)
3. Act II Scene 1: Air: Wide Spread His Name (Valens)
4. Act II Scene 1: Recitativo: Return, Septimius, to the Stubborn Maid (Valens)
5. Act II Scene 1: Chorus: Venus Laughing from the Skies (Chorus of Heathens)
6. Act II Scene 2: Symphony
7. Act II Scene 2: Recitativo: O Thou Bright Sun! How Sweet Thy Rays (Theodora)
8. Act II Scene 2: Air: With Darkness Deep (Theodora)
9. Act II Scene 2: Symphony
10. Act II Scene 2: Recitativo: But Why Art Thou Disquieted, My Soul? (Theodora)
11. Act II Scene 2: Air: Oh That I on Wings Could Rise (Theodora)
12. Act II Scene 3: Recitativo: Long Have I Known Thy Friendly Social Soul (Didymus, Septimius)
13. Act II Scene 3: Air: Though the Honours, That Flora and Venus Receive from the Romans (Septimius)
14. Act II Scene 3: Recitativo: Oh Save Her Then, or Give Me Pow'r (Didymus, Septimius)
15. Act II Scene 3: Air: Deeds of Kindness to Display, Pity Suing (Didymus)
16. Act II Scene 4: Recitativo: The Clouds Begin to Veil the Hemisphere (Irene)
17. Act II Scene 4: Air: Defend Her Heaven! (Irene)
18. Act II Scene 5: Recitativo: Or Lull'd with Grief or Rapt Her Soul to Heaven (Didymus)
19. Act II Scene 5: Air: Sweet Rose and Lily (Didymus)
20. Act II Scene 5: Recitativo: Oh Save Me, Heaven (Theodora, Didymus)
21. Act II Scene 5: Air: The Pilgrim's Home (Theodora)
22. Act II Scene 5: Accompagnato: Forbid It, Heaven! (Didymus)
23. Act II Scene 5: Recitativo: Or Say, What Right Have I to Take What Just Reflection (Didymus, Theodora)
24. Act II Scene 5: Duet: To Thee, Thou Glorious Son of Worth (Theodora, Didymus)
25. Act II Scene 6: Recitativo: 'Tis Night; But Night's Sweet Blessing (Irene)
26. Act II Scene 6: Chorus: He Saw the Lovely Youth, Death's Early Prey (Chorus of Christians)

1. Act III Scene 1: Air: Lord, to Thee Each Night and Day (Irene)
2. Act III Scene 2: Recitativo: But See, the Good, the Virtuous Didymus (Irene, Theodora)
3. Act III Scene 2: Air: When Sunk in Anguish and Despair (Theodora)
4. Act III Scene 2: Chorus: Blest Be the Hand, and Blest the Pow'r (Theodora, Chorus of Christians)
5. Act III Scene 3: Recitativo and Accompagnato: Undaunted in the Court Stands Didymus (Messenger, Irene, Theodora)
6. Act III Scene 3: Duet: Whither, Princess, Do You Fly? (Irene, Theodora)
7. Act III Scene 3: Recitativo: She's Gone, Disdaining Liberty and Life (Irene)
8. Act III Scene 3: Air: New Scenes of Joy (Irene)
9. Act III Scene 4: Recitativo: Is It a Christian Virtue Then (Valens, Didymus) - Scene 5: Be That My Doom! (Theodora, Septimius)
10. Act III Scene 5: Air: From Virtue Springs Each Gen'rous Deed (Septimius)
11. Act III Scene 5: Air: Cease, Ye Slaves, Your Fruitless Pray'r (Valens)
12. Act III Scene 5: Recitativo: 'Tis Kind, My Friends, But Kinder Still (Didymus, Theodora)
13. Act III Scene 5: Chorus: How Strange Their Ends (Chorus of Heathens)
14. Act III Scene 5: Recitativo: On Me Your Frowns Your Utmost Rage Exert (Didymus, Theodora, Valens)
15. Act III Scene 5: Air: Ye Ministers of Justice, Lead Them Hence (Valens)
16. Act III Scene 6: Recitativo: And Must Such Beauty Suffer? (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius)
17. Act III Scene 6: Air and Duet: Streams of Pleasure Ever Flowing (Didymus, Theodora)
18. Act III Scene 7: Recitativo: Ere This Their Doom Is Past (Irene)
19. Act III Scene 7: Chorus: Oh Love Devine, Thou Source of Fame (Chorus of Christians)

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