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1. THEODORA oratorio in three acts. First performed on 16 March 1750 at Covent Garden Theatre in LondonLibretto by Thomas Morrell 17031784 HWV 69 - ACT ONE. Overture: Maestoso |
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2. Overture: Allegro |
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3. Overture: Trio |
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4. Overture: Courante |
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5. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: |
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6. Scene 1. Aria Valens: Go my faithful soldier go |
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7. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: And draw a blessing down |
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8. Scene 1. Recitative Didymus Valens: Vouchsafe dread Sir a gracious ear |
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9. Scene 1. Aria Valens: Racks gibbets sword and fire |
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10. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: For ever thus stands fix |
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11. Scene 2. Recitative Didymus: Most cruel edict Sure thy generous soul |
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12. Scene 2. Aria Didymus: The raptur |
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13. Scene 2. Recitative Septimius: I know thy virtues and ask not thy faith |
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14. Scene 2. Aria Septimius: Descend kind pity heav |
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15. Scene 3. Recitative Theodora: Though hard my friends yet wholesome are the truths |
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16. Scene 3. Aria Theodora: Fond flatt |
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17. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: O bright example of all goodness |
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18. Scene 3. Chorus of Christians: Come mighty Father mighty Lord |
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19. Scene 4. Recitative Messenger Irene: Fly fly my brethren heathen rage pursues us swift |
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20. Scene 4. Aria Irene: As with rosy steps the morn |
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21. Scene 4. Chorus of Christians: All pow |
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22. Scene 5. Recitative Septimius: Mistaken wretches Why thus blind to fate |
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23. Scene 5. Aria Septimius: Dread the fruits of Christian folly |
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24. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Septimius: Deluded mortal Call it not rebellion |
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25. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora: Oh worse than death indeed Lead me my friend |
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26. Scene 5. Aria Theodora: Angels ever bright and fair |
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27. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Irene: Unhappy happy crew Why stand ye thus |
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28. Scene 6. Aria Didymus: Kind Heaven if virtue be thy care |
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29. Scene 7. Recitative Irene: Oh Love how great thy pow |
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30. Scene 7. Chorus of Christians: Go gen |
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1. ACT TWO. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: Ye men of Antioch with solemn pomp |
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2. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Queen of summer queen of love |
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3. Scene 1. Aria Valens: Wide spread his name |
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4. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: Return Septimius to the stubborn maid |
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5. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Venus laughing from the skies |
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6. Scene 2. Largo |
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7. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: O thou bright sun How sweet thy rays |
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8. Scene 2. Aria Theodora: With darkness deep as is my woe |
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9. Scene 2. Largo |
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10. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: But why art thou disquieted my soul? |
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11. Scene 2. Aria Theodora: Oh that I on wings could rise |
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12. Scene 3. Recitative Didymus Septimius: Long have I known thy friendly social soul |
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13. Scene 3. Aria Septimius: Though the honours that Flora and Venus receive from the Romans |
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14. Scene 3. Recitative Didimus Septimius: O save her then or give me pow |
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15. Scene 3. Aria Didymus: Deeds of kindness to display |
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16. Scene 4. Recitative Irene: The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere |
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17. Scene 4. Aria Irene: Defend her Heaven Let angels spread |
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18. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus: Or lull |
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19. Scene 5. Aria Didymus: Sweet rose and lily flow |
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20. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Didymus: Oh save me Heav |
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21. Scene 5. Aria Theodora: The pilgrim |
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22. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora: Forbid it Heav |
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23. Scene 5. Duet Theodora Didymus: To thee thou glorious son of worth |
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24. Scene 6. Recitative Irene: |
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25. Scene 6. Chorus of Christians: He saw the lovely youth death |
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1. ACT THREE. Scene 1. Aria Irene: Lord to Thee each night and day |
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2. Scene 2. Recitative Irene Theodora: But see the good the virtuous Didymus |
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3. Scene 2. Chorus of Christians with Theodora: Blest be the hand and blest the pow |
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4. Scene 3. Recitative Messenger: Undaunted in the court stands Didymus |
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5. Scene 4. Recitative Valens Didymus: Is it a Christian virtue then Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Septimius: Be that my doom You may inflict it here |
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6. Scene 5. Aria Septimius: From virtue springs each gen |
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7. Scene 5. Aria Valens: Cease ye slaves your fruitless pray |
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8. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora: |
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9. Scene 5. Chorus of Heathens: How strange their ends |
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10. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora Valens: On me your frowns your utmost rage exert |
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11. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Theodora Septimius: And must such beauty suffer? |
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12. Scene 6. Aria Didymus: Streams of pleasure ever flowing Duet Theodora Didymus: Thither let our hearts aspire |
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13. Scene 7. Recitative Irene: Ere this their doom is past and they are gone |
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14. Scene 7. Chorus of Christians: O love divine thou source of fame |
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