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1. SEMELE Oratorio in three acts. Libretto: William Congreve HWV 58 - Ouverture |
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2. ACT I. Scene 1. Accompagnato Priest: 'Behold auspicious flashes rise' |
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3. Scene 1. Chorus of Priests: 'Lucky omens bless our rites' |
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4. Scene 1. Recitative Arioso Cadmus Athamas: 'Daughter obey hear and obey' |
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5. Scene 1. Accompagnato Air Semele: 'Ah me What refuge now is left me?' ... 'O Jove In pity teach me which to choose' |
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6. Scene 1. Recitative Athamas: 'See she blushing turns her eyes' Recitative Ino Athamas Semele: 'Alas she yields and has undone me' |
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7. Scene 1. Quartetto Cadmus Ino Athamas Semele: 'Why dost thou thus untimely grieve' |
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8. Scene 1. Accompagnato Cadmus: 'Again auspicious Flashes rise' |
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9. Scene 1. Recitative Athamas Semele: 'Thy aid pronubial Juno Athamas implores' |
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10. Scene 1. Chorus of Priests: Cease cease your vows 'tis impious to proceed' |
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11. Scene 2. Recitative Ino: 'O Athamas what torture hast thou borne' |
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12. Scene 2. Air Ino: 'Turn hopeless lover turn thy eyes' |
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13. Scene 2. Recitative Athamas: 'She weeps' |
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14. Scene 2. Air Athamas: 'Your tuneful voice my tale would tell' |
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15. Scene 2. Recitative Ino Athamas: 'Too well I see thou wilt not understand me' |
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16. Scene 2. Duetto Ino Athamas: 'You've undone me With my life I would atone' |
2:26 |
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18. Scene 4. Chorus of Priests and Augurs: 'Hail Cadmus hail Jove salutes the Theban king' |
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19. Scene 4. Air Semele and Chorus: 'Endless pleasure endless love' |
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20. ACT II. Sinfonia |
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555 Kbps |
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21. Scene 1. Recitative Juno Iris: 'Iris impatient of thy stay' |
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22. Scene 1. Air Iris: 'There from mortal cares retiring' |
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23. Scene 1. Accompagnato Juno Iris: 'No more - I'll hear no more' 'Hear mighty Queen while I recount' |
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24. Scene 1. Air Juno: Hence Iris hence away' |
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25. Scene 2. Air Semele: 'O sleep why dost thou leave me?' |
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26. Scene 3. Recitative Semele: 'Let me not another moment bear the pangs of absence' |
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27. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: 'Lay your doubts and fears aside' |
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28. Scene 3. Recitative Jupiter: 'You are mortal and require time to rest and to repose' |
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29. Scene 3. Air Semele: 'With fond desiring' |
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30. Scene 3. Recitative Semele Jupiter: 'Ah me Why sighs my Semele?' |
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31. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: 'I must with speed amuse her' |
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32. Scene 3. Recitative Jupiter Semele: 'By my command' |
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33. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: 'Where'er you walk' |
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34. Scene 4. Recitative Semele Ino: 'Dear sister how was your passage hither?' |
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35. Scene 4. Air Ino: 'But hark The heav'nly sphere turns round' |
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36. Scene 4. Duetto Semele Ino: 'Prepare then ye immortal choir' |
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37. Scene 4. Chorus of Nymphs and Swains: 'Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays' |
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1. ACT III. Scene 1. Sinfonia [Larghetto e piano per tutto] |
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453 Kbps |
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2. Scene 1. Accompagnato Juno Iris: 'Somnus awake' |
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3. Scene 1. Air Somnus: 'Leave me loathsome light' |
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4. Scene 1. Recitative Iris Juno: 'Dull God can'st thou attend the water's fall' |
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5. Scene 1. Air Somnus: 'More sweet is that name' |
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6. Scene 1. Recitative Juno Somnus: 'My will obey she shall be thine' |
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7. Scene 1. Duetto Juno Somnus: 'Obey my will thy rod resign All I must grant for all is due' |
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8. Scene 2. Air Semele: 'My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed' |
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9. Scene 3. Recitative Juno Semele: 'Thus shap'd like Ino' |
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10. Scene 3. Air Semele: 'Myself I shall adore' |
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11. Scene 3. Recitative Juno Semele: 'Be wise as you are beautiful' Accompagnato Juno: 'Conjure him by this oath' |
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12. Scene 3. Air Semele: 'Thus let my thanks be paid' |
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13. Scene 3. Recitative Juno Semele: 'Rich odours fill the fragrant air' |
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14. Scene 4. Air Jupiter: 'Come to my arms my lovely fair' |
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482 Kbps |
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15. Scene 4. Recitative Jupiter: 'O Semele Why art thou thus insensible?' |
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16. Scene 4. Air Semele: 'I ever am granting you always complain' |
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18. Scene 4. Air Jupiter: 'Ah take heed what you press' |
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19. Scene 4. Air Semele: 'No no I'll take no less' |
2:19 |
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616 Kbps |
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20. Scene 5. Air Jupiter: 'Ah whither is she gone unhappy fair' |
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488 Kbps |
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21. Scene 6. Air Juno: 'Above measure is the pleasure' |
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22. Scene 7. Air Semele: 'Ah me too late I now repent' |
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23. Scene 8. Chorus: 'O terror and astonishment' |
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573 Kbps |
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24. Scene 8. Recitative Ino Cadmus Athamas: 'How I was hence remov'd' |
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589 Kbps |
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25. Scene 9. Sinfonia |
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618 Kbps |
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26. Scene 9. Accompagnato Apollo: 'Apollo comes to relieve your care' |
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27. Scene 9. Chorus: 'Happy happy shall we be' |
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