Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: O bright Example of all Goodness

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan & Jennifer Lane

Handel: Theodora

26 SECONDS • APR 11 2006

Album Tracklist

Theodora, HWV 68: Overture

06:28

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: 'Tis Dioclesian's natal Day

00:26

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Air: Go my faithful Soldier, go

01:54

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Chorus: And draw a Blessing down

01:58

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: Vouchsafe, dread Sir, a gracious Ear

00:51

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Air: Racks, Gibbets, Sword, & Fire

03:21

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Chorus: For ever thus stands fix'd the Doom

01:53

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: Most cruel Edict

00:30

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Air: The raptur'd Soul defies the Sword

08:03

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: I know thy Virtues

00:37

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Air: Descend, kind Pity

07:37

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: Tho' hard, my Friends, yet Wholesome

00:19

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Air: Fond, flatt'ring World

03:26

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: O bright Example of all Goodness

00:26

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Air: Bane of Virtue

05:40

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Chorus: Come, mighty Father

02:17

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: Fly, fly, my Brethren

00:43

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Air: As with rosy steps the Morn

05:45

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Chorus: All Pow'r in Heav'n above

02:18

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: Mistaken wretches

00:19

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Air: Dread the Fruits of Christian Folly

02:58

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: Deluded Mortal

01:00

Theodora, HWV 68: Act I, Air, "Angels, ever bright and fair" (Theodora)

04:24

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: Unhappy, happy Crew

00:57

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Air: Kind Heav'n

05:30

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: O Love: how great thy Pow'r

00:19

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Chorus: Go, gen'rous, pious Youth

03:31

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Recit: Ye Men of Antioch

00:27

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Chorus: Queen of Summer

00:52

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Air: Wide spread his Name

02:12

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Recit: Return, Septimius

00:36

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Chorus: Venus laughing from the skies

01:19

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Interlude

00:40

Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Recit, "O Thou bright Sun" (Theodora)

00:27

Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Air, "With Darkness" (Theodora)

03:43

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Interlude

01:06

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. "Symphony of Soft Musick"

01:10

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Recit: But why art Thou disquieted

00:22

Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Air, "Oh! that I on wings could rise" (Theodora)

04:07

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Recit: Long have I known

01:08

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Air: Tho' the Honours

03:46

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Recit: O save her then

00:37

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Air: Deeds of Kindness to display

06:58

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Recit: The Clouds begin

00:26

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Air: Defend her, Heav'n

03:53

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Recit: Or lull'd with Grief

00:38

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Air: Sweet Rose, & Lilly

02:37

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Recit: O save me, Heav'n

01:12

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Air: The Pilgrim's Home

02:45

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Recit: Forbid it, Heav'n

02:01

Theodora, HWV 68: Act II, Duet, "To Thee, Thou glorious Son" (Theodora, Didymus)

04:53

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Recit: 'Tis night

00:42

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 2. Chorus: He saw the lovely Youth

04:36

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Air: Lord, to Thee

04:58

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Recit: But see!

00:30

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Air: When sunk in Anguish & Despair

03:24

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Chorus: Blest be the Hand

03:34

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Recit: Undaunted in the Court

00:26

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Recit: Ah! Theodora

00:35

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Duet: Whither, Princess, do you fly

01:19

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Recit: She's gone

00:24

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Air: New scenes of Joy

03:46

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Recit: Is it a Christian Virtue - Be That my Doom

01:51

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Air: From Virtue springs each gen'rous Deed

05:39

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Air: Cease, ye Slaves, your fruitless Pray'r

01:08

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Recit: 'Tis kind, my Friends

00:47

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Chorus: How strange their Ends

03:00

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Recit: On me your Frowns

00:31

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Air: Ye Ministers of Justice

01:15

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Recit: And must such Beauty suffer

00:39

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Air: Streams of Pleasure ever flowing - Duet: Thither let our Hearts aspire

05:48

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Recit: E'er This, their Doom is past

00:16

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 3. Chorus: O Love Divine

02:24

Handel: Theodora

Theodora, HWV 68: Act 1. Recit: O bright Example of all Goodness