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Theodora - Oratorium in drei Teilen, HWV 68
Libretto von Rev. Thomas Morell
1. Teil
Overture
Trio
Courante
Recit: 'Tis Dioclesian's natal day
Air: Go my faithful Soldier, go
Chorus: And draw a blessing down
Recit: Vouchsafe, dread Sir, a gracious ear
Air: Racks, gibbets, sword and fire
Chorus: For ever thus stands fixed the doom
Recit: Most cruel edict!
Air: The raptur'd soul defies the sword
Recit: I know thy virtues
Air: Desend, kind pity, heav'nly guest
Recit: Tho' hard my friends
Air: Fond, flatt'ring world, adieu!
Recit: O bright example of all goodness
Air: Bane of Virtue
Chorus: Come, mightly Father
Recit: Fly, fly, my brethren
Air: As this rosy steps the morn
Chorus: All pow'r in heav'n above
Recit: Mistaken wretches!
Air: Dread the fruits of Christian folly
Recit: Deluded mortal!
Recit: Oh worth than death indeed!
Air: Angels ever bright and fair
Recit: Unhappy, happy crew!
Air: Kind Heav'n, if virtue be thy care
Recit: O love how great thy pow'r!
Chorus: Go gen'rous pious youth
2. Teil
Recit: Ye men of Antioch
Chorus: Queen of Summer, Queen of Love
Air: Wide spread his name
Recit: Return, Septimius
Chorus: Venus laughing from the Skies
Symphony
Recit: O thou, bright Sun
Air: With Darkness deep as is my woe
Symphony
Recit: But why art thou disquieted, my soul?
Air: Oh that I on wings could rise
Recit: Long have I known
Air: Tho' the Honours that Flora and Venus receive
Recit: O save her then
Air: Deeds of kindness to display
Recit: The Clouds begin to veil the hemisphere
Air: Defend her, Heav'n
Or lull'd with grief
Air: Sweet rose and lilly, flow'ry form
Recit: O save me, Heav'n
Air: The Pilgrim's Home, the sick man's health
Recit: Forbid it Heav'n
Recit: Or say, what right have I
Duett: To thee thou glorious Son of worth
Recit: 'Tis night, but night's sweet blessing
Chorus: He saw the lovely youth
3. Teil
Air: Lord to thee, each night and day
Recit: But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus!
Air: When sunk in anguish and despair
Chorus: Blest be the hand
Recit: Undaunted in the court
Recit: O my Irene, Heav'n is kind
Duett: Whither Princess, do you fly
Recit: She's gone, disdaining liberty and life
Air: New scenes of joy come crowding on
Recit: Is it a Christian virtue, then
Air: From Virtue springs each gen'rous deed
Air: Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray'r
'Recit: 'Tis kind, my friends
Chorus: How strange their ends
Recit: On me your frowns
Recit: And must such beauty suffer!
Duett: Streams of pleasure ever flowing
Recit: E're this their doom is past
Chorus: O love divine, thou source of fame
Theodora: Sophie Daneman
Dydimus: Daniel Taylor
Septimus: Richard Croft
Valens: Nathan Berg
Irene: Juliette Galstian
Messenger: Laurent Slaars
Chor: Chœr des Arts Florissants
Orchester: Les Arts Florissants
Dirigent: William Christie |
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