Handel: Theodora (2CD)

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Disque : 11. Ouvertüre: Grave - Allegro 2. Rezitativ: Tis Diocletian's natal day (1. Teil) 3. Chor: And draw a blessing down 4. Rezitativ: Vouchsafe, dread Sir, a gracious ear 5. Arie: Racks, gibbets, sword and fire 6. Chor: For ever thus stands fixed the doom 7. Rezitativ: Most cruel edict! 8. Arie: The rapture'd soul defies the sword 9. Rezitativ: I know thy virtues 10. Arie: Descend, kind pity, heav'nly guest 11. Rezitativ: Though hard, my friends 12. Arie: Fond, flatt'ring would, adieu 13. Rezitativ: O bright example of all goodness! 14. Chor: Come, mighty Father 15. Rezitativ: Fly, fly, my brethren 16. Arie: As with rosy steps the morn 17. Chor: All pow'r in heav'n above 18. Rezitativ: Mistaken wretches! 19. Arie: Dread the fruits of Christian folly 20. Rezitativ und Accompagnato: Deluded mortal! - Oh, worse than death 21. Arie: Angels, ever bright and fair 22. Rezitativ: Unhappy, happy crew! 23. Arie: Kind heav'n, if virtue be thy care 24. Rezitativ: O love, how great thy pow'r! 25. Chor: Go, gen'rous pious youthDisque : 21. Rezitativ: Ye men of Antioch (2. Teil) 2. Chor: Queen of summer, Queen of love 3. Arie: Wide spread his name 4. Rezitativ: Return, Septimius 5. Chor: Venus, laughing from the skies 6. Symphony: Largo 7. Rezitativ: O thou bright sun! 8. Arie: With darkness deep as is my woe 9. Symphony: Largo 10. Rezitativ: The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere 11. Arie: Defend her, heav'n 12. Rezitativ: Or lulled with grief 13. Arie: Sweet rose and lily, flow'ry form 14. Rezitativ: O save me, heav'n 15. Arie: The pilgrim's home, the sick man's health 16. Accompagnato: Forbid it, heav'n 17. Rezitativ: Ah! What is liberty 18. Duett: To thee, thou glorious son of worth 19. Rezitativ: Tis night, but night's sweet blessing 20. Chor: He saw the lovely youth 21. Arie: Lord, to thee, each night and day (3. Teil) 22. Rezitativ: But see the good, the virtuous Didymus! 23. Solo und Chor: Blest be the hand 24. Rezitativ und Accompagnato: Undaunted in the court 25. Duett: Wither, Princess, do you fly 26. Rezitativ: She's gone! Disdaining liberty and life 27. Rezitativ: Is it a Christian virtue, then - Be that my doom 28. Arie: From virtue springs each gen'rous deed 29. Arie: Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray'r 30. Rezitativ: Oppose not, Didymus, my just desires 31. Chor: How strange their ends 32. Rezitativ: On me your frowns 33. Air und Duett: Streams of pleasure ever flowing - Thither let our hearts aspire 34. Rezitativ: Ere this their doom is past 35. Chor: O love divine, thou source of fame