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1. THEODORA Oratorio in three parts HWV 68. Text: Thomas Morell. First Performance: 16. 03. 1750 - Overture |
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2. ACT I. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: 'tis Dioclesian's natal day |
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3. Scene 1. Air Valens: Go my faithful soldier |
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4. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: And draw a blessing down |
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5. Scene 1. Recitative Didymus Valens: Vouchsafe dread Sir |
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6. Scene 1. Air Valens: Racks gibbets sword and fire |
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7. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: For ever thus stands fix'd the doom |
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8. Scene 2. Recitative Didymus: Most cruel edict Sure thy generous soul |
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9. Scene 2. Air Didymus: The raptur'd soul defies the sword |
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10. Scene 2. Recitative Septimius: I know thy virtues and ask not thy faith |
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11. Scene 2. Air Septimius: Descend kind pity heav'nly guest |
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12. Scene 3. Recitative Theodora: Though hard my friends yet wholesome are the truths |
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13. Scene 3. Air Theodora: Fond flatt'ring world adieu |
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14. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: Oh bright example of all goodness |
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15. Scene 3. Chorus of Christians: Come mighty Father mighty Lord |
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16. Scene 4. Recitative Messenger Irene: Fly fly my brethren heathen rage pursues us swift |
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17. Scene 4. Air Irene: As with rosy steps the morn |
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18. Scene 4. Chorus of Christians: All pow'r in heav'n above or earth beneath |
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19. Scene 5. Recitative Septimius: Mistaken wretches why thus blind to fate |
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20. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Septimius: Deluded mortal call it not rebellion |
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21. Scene 5. Accompanied Recitative Theodora: Oh worse than death indeed Lead me my friend |
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22. Scene 5. Air Theodora: Angels ever bright and fair |
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23. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Irene: Unhappy happy crew - why stand ye thus |
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24. Scene 5. Air Didymus: Kind Heaven if virtue be thy care |
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25. Scene 5. Recitative Irene: Oh Love how great thy pow'r But greater still |
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26. Scene 5. Chorus of Christians: Go gen'rous pious youth |
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27. ACT II. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: Ye men of Antioch with solemn pomp |
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28. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Queen of summer queen of love |
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29. Scene 1. Air Valens: Wide spread his name |
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30. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: Return Septimius to the stubborn maid |
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31. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Venus laughing from the skies |
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1. Scene 2. Largo |
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2. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: O thou bright sun How sweet thy rays |
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3. Scene 2. Air Theodora: With darkness deep as is my woe |
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4. Scene 2. Largo |
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5. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: But why art thou disquited my soul? |
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6. Scene 3. Recitative Didymus Septimius: Septimius I am a Christian |
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7. Scene 3. Air Septimius: Though the honours that Flora and Venus receive from the Romans |
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8. Scene 3. Recitative Didymus Septimius: O save her then or give me pow'r to save |
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9. Scene 4. Recitative Irene: The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere |
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10. Scene 4. Air Irene: Defend her Heaven let angels spread |
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11. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus: Or lull'd with grief or rapt her soul to Heav'n |
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12. Scene 5. Air Didymus: Sweet rose and lily flow'ry form |
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13. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Didymus: Oh save me Heav'n in this my perilous hour |
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14. Scene 5. Air Theodora: The pilgrim's home the sick man's health |
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15. Scene 5. Accompanied Recitative Didymus: Forbid it Heav'n Shall I destroy the life I came to save? |
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16. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Didymus: Ah what is liberty or life to me |
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17. Scene 5. Duet Theodora Didymus: To thee thou glorious son of worth |
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18. Scene 6. Recitative Irene: 'Tis night but night's sweet blessing is denied |
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19. Scene 6. Chorus: He saw the lonely youth death's early prey |
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20. ACT III. Scene 1. Air Irene: Lord to thee each night and day |
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21. Scene 2. Recitative Irene Theodora: But see the good the virtuous Didymus |
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22. Scene 2. Chorus of Christians Theodora: Blest be the hand and blest the pow'r |
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23. Scene 3. Recitative Irene Theodora: Theodora whence this sudden change |
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24. Scene 3. Duet Irene Theodora: Whither princess do you fly? |
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25. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: She's gone diadaining liberty and life |
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26. Scene 4. Recitative Septimius: Dwells there such virtuous courage in the sex? |
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27. Scene 5. Air Septimius: From virtue springs each gen'rous deed |
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28. Scene 5. Air Valens: Cease ye slaves your fruitless pray'r |
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29. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora: Oppose not Didymus my just desires |
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30. Scene 5. Chorus: How strange their ends |
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31. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora Valens: On me your frowns your utmost rage exert |
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32. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Theodora Septimius: And must such beauty suffer? |
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33. Scene 6. Duet Didymus Theodora Irene: Streams of pleasure ever flowing |
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34. Scene 7. Recitative Irene: Ere this their doom is past and they are gone |
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35. Scene 7. Chorus of Christians: O love divine thou source of fame |
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