Handel: Theodora HWV 68

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   Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Overture: 1a. Ouverture
   3:03
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   Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Overture: 1b. Trio
   1:48
3. 3
   Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Overture: 1c. Courante
   1:44
4. 4
   Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1 - 2. Recitative: "'Tis Dioclesian's natal day" (Alternative Scene)
   0:34
5. 5
   Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 3. Aria: "Go, my faithful soldier, go"
   1:51
6. 6
   Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 4. Chorus Of Heathens: "And draw a blessing down"
   2:06
7. 7
   Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 5, Recit. Vouchsafe, Dread Sir
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8. 8
   Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 6. Aria: "Racks, gibbets, sword and fire"
   3:20
9. 9
   Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 7. Chorus Of Heathens: "For ever thus stand fix'd"
   1:37
10. 10
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 8, Recit. Most Cruel Edict
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11. 11
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 9. Aria: "The raptur'd soul"
    8:19
12. 12
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 10, Recit. I Know Thy Virtues
    0:44
13. 13
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 11. Aria: "Descend, kind Pity"
    7:14
14. 14
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 12, Recit. Though Hard, My Friends
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15. 15
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 13. Aria: "Fond, flatt'ring world, adieu"
    4:19
16. 16
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 14, Recit. Oh Bright Example
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17. 17
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 15. Aria: "Bane of virtue"
    5:07
18. 18
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 16. Chorus Of Christians: "Come, mighty Father"
    2:35
19. 19
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 17, Recit. Fly, Fly, My Brethren
    1:02
20. 20
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 18. Aria: "As with rosy steps the morn"
    6:48
21. 21
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 19. Chorus: "All pow'r in heav'n"
    2:15
22. 22
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 20, Recit. Mistaken Wretches!
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23. 23
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 21. Aria: "Dread the fruits of Christian folly"
    2:43
24. 24
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 22, Recit. Deluded Mortal – Accompagnato. O Worse Than Death Indeed
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25. 25
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 23. Aria: "Angels, ever bright and fair"
    3:36
26. 26
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 24, Recit. Unhappy, Happy Crew!
    1:12
27. 27
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 25. Air: "Kind heaven, if virtue be thy care"
    4:57
28. 28
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act I: No. 26, Recit. Oh Love! How Great Thy Pow'r
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29. 29
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 1: 27. Chorus: "Go, gen'rous pious youth"
    4:52
30. 30
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act II: No. 28, Recit. Ye Men of Antioch
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31. 31
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 29. Chorus Of Heathens: "Queen of summer"
    0:50
32. 32
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 30. Aria: "Wide spread his name"
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33. 33
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act II: No. 31, Recit. Return, Septimius
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34. 34
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 32. Chorus Of Heathens: "Venus laughing from the skies"
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35. 35
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 33. Sinfony
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36. 36
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act II: No. 34, Recit. Oh Thous Bright Sun!
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37. 37
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 35. Aria: "With darkness deep"
    3:56
38. 38
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 36. Sinfony
    1:22
39. 39
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act II: No. 39, Recit. Long Have I Known
    1:22
40. 40
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 40. Aria: "Though the honours, that Flora"
    3:57
41. 41
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act II: No. 41, Recit. O Save Her Then
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42. 42
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 42. Aria: "Deeds of kindness to display"
    7:00
43. 43
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act II: No. 43, Recit. the Clouds Begin to Veil
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44. 44
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 44. Aria: "Defend her, Heav'n"
    5:01
45. 45
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act II: No. 45, Recit. Or Lull'd With Grief
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46. 46
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 46. Aria: "Sweet rose and lily"
    2:32
47. 47
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act II: No. 47, Recit. O Save Me, Heav'n
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48. 48
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 48. Aria: "the pilgrim's home"
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49. 49
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 49. Accompagnato: "Forbid it, Heav'n!"/Rec.: "Ah! what is liberty"
    1:55
50. 50
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 50. Duet: "To thee, thou glorious son of worth"
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51. 51
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act II: No. 51, Recit. 'Tis Night
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52. 52
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 52. Chorus Of Christians: "He saw the lovely youth"
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53. 53
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2 - 34a. Recitative: "Oh thou bright sun!" (Alternative Ending)
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54. 54
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2 - 36a. Sinfony (Alternative Version)
    1:40
55. 55
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 3: 53. Aria: "Lord, to thee each night and day"
    5:12
56. 56
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act III: No. 54, Recit. But See, the Good, the Virtuous
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57. 57
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 3: 55. Aria: "When sunk in anguish and despair"
    3:55
58. 58
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 3: 56. Chorus Of Christians and Theodora: "Blest be the hand"
    3:27
59. 59
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act III: No. 57, Recit. Undaunted in the Court / Accompagnato. O My Irene, Heav'n Is Kind
    1:31
60. 60
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 3: 58. Duet: "Whither, Princess, do you fly?"
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61. 61
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act III: No. 59, Recit. She's Gone Disdaining Liberty and Life
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62. 62
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 3: 60. Aria: "New scenes of joy come crowding on"
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63. 63
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act III: No. 61, Recit. Is It a Christian Virtue Then / Be That My Doom
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64. 64
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 3: 62. Aria: "From virtue springs each gen'rous deed"
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65. 65
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 3: 63. Aria: "Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray'r"
    1:03
66. 66
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act III: No. 64, Recit. 'Tis Kind, My Friends
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67. 67
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 3: 65. Chorus Of Heathens: "How strange their ends"
    3:22
68. 68
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act III: No. 66, Recit. On Me Your Frowns
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69. 69
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 3: 67. Aria: "Ye ministers of justice"
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70. 70
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act III: No. 68, Recit. and Must Such Beauty Suffer
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71. 71
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act III: No. 69, Aria & Duet. Streams of Pleasure Ever Flowing / Thither Let Our Hearts Aspire
    6:05
72. 72
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act III: No. 70, Recit. Ere This Their Doom Is Past
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73. 73
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 3: 71. Chorus Of Christians: "O Love divine"
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74. 74
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act II: No. 37, Recit. But Why Art Thou Disquieted?
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75. 75
    Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 / Pt. 2: 38. Aria: "O! that I on wings could rise"
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