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1. SEMELE Musical drama in three acts. Libretto by William Congreve 1670-1729 after Ovid HWV 58 - ACT ONE. Overture - Gavotte |
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2. 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 and Arioso Cadmus Athamas: 'Daughter obey hear and obey' |
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5. Scene 1. Accompagnato Semele: 'Ah me What refuge now is left me?' Air Semele: 'O Jove in pity teach me which to choose' |
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6. Scene 1. Recitative Athamas: 'See she blushing turns her eyes' |
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7. Scene 1. Recitative Ino Athamas Semele: 'Alas she yields and has undone me' |
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8. Scene 1. Quartet Cadmus Ino Athamas Semele: 'Why dost thou thus untimely grieve' |
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9. Scene 1. Chorus Priests: 'Avert these omens all ye pow'rs' |
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10. Scene 1. Accompagnato Priest: 'Again auspicious flashes rise' |
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11. Scene 1. Recitative Athamas Semele: 'Thy aid pronubial Juno Athamas implores' |
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12. Scene 1. Chorus Priests: 'Cease cease your vows 'tis impious to proceed' |
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13. Scene 2. Recitative Athamas: 'O Athamas what torture hast thou borne' |
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14. Scene 2. Air Ino: 'Turn hopeless lover turn thy eyes' |
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15. Scene 2. Recitative Athamas: 'She weeps' |
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16. Scene 2. Air Athamas: 'Your tuneful voice my tale would tell' |
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17. Scene 2. Recitative Ino Athamas: 'Too well I see thou wilt not understand me' |
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18. Scene 2. Duet Ino Athamas: 'You've undone me With my life I would atone' |
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19. Scene 3. Recitative Cadmus Athamas: 'Ah wretched prince doom'd to disastrous love ' Accompagnato Cadmus: 'Wing'd with our fears and pious haste' Recitative Athamas Ino: 'Oh prodigy to me of dire portent' |
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20. Scene 4. Air Semele and Chorus: 'Endless pleasure endless love' |
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1. ACT TWO. Sinfonia |
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2. Scene 1. Recitative Juno Iris: 'Iris impatient of thy stay' |
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3. Scene 1. Air Iris: 'There from mortal cares retiring' |
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4. Scene 1. Recitative Juno: 'No more I'l hear no more' Accompagnato Juno Iris: 'Awake Saturnia from thy lethargy' |
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5. Scene 1. Air Juno: 'Hence Iris hence away' |
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6. Scene 2. Air A Deity: 'Come Zephyrs come while Cupid sings' |
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7. Scene 2. Air Semele: 'O sleep why dost thou leave me?' |
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8. Scene 3. Recitative Semele: 'Let me not another moment bear the pangs of absence' |
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9. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: 'Lay your doubts and fears aside' |
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10. Scene 3. Recitative Jupiter: 'You are mortal and require time to rest and to repose' |
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11. Scene 3. Air Semele: 'With fond desiring' |
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12. Scene 3. Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs: 'How engaging how endearing' |
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13. Scene 3. Recitative Semele Jupiter: 'Ah me Why sighs my Semele?' |
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14. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: 'I must with speed amuse her' |
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15. Scene 3. Chorus of Loves and Zephyrs: 'Now Love that everlasting boy invites' |
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16. Scene 3. Recitative Jupiter Semele: 'By my command' |
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17. Scene 3. Air Jupiter: 'Where'er you walk cool gales shall fan the glade' |
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18. Scene 4. Recitative Semele Ino: 'Dear sister how was your passage hither?' |
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19. Scene 4. Air Ino: 'But hark the heav'nly sphere turns round' |
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20. Scene 4. Duet Semele Ino: 'Prepare then ye immortal choir' |
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21. Scene 4. Chorus of Nymphs and Swains: 'Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays' |
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1. ACT THREE. Scene 1. [Sinfonia] Larghetto e piano per tutto |
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2. Scene 1. Accompagnato Juno Iris: 'Somnus awake raise thy reclining head' |
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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 canst 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. Duet Juno Somnus: 'Obey my will thy rod resighn 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 his oath' |
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12. Scene 3. Air Semele: 'Thus let my thanks be pay'd' |
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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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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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17. Scene 4. Recitative Jupiter Semele: 'Speak speak your desire' Accompagnato Jupiter: 'By that tremendous flood I swear' |
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18. Scene 4. Recitative Semele Jupiter: 'You'l grant what I require?' |
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19. Scene 4. Accompagnato Semele: 'Then cast off this human shape which you wear' |
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20. Scene 4. Air Jupiter: 'Ah take heed what you press' |
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21. Scene 4. Air Semele: 'No no I'l take no less' |
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807 Kbps |
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22. Scene 5. Accompagnato Jupiter: 'Ah whither is she gone unhappy fair' |
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672 Kbps |
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23. Scene 6. Air Juno: 'Above measure is the pleasure which my revenge supplies' |
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24. Scene 7. Accompagnato Semele: 'Ah me too late I now repent' |
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25. Scene 8. Recitative Ino: 'Of my ill-boding dream' |
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26. Scene 8. Chorus of Priests: 'Oh terror and astonishment' |
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27. Scene 8. Recitative Ino Cadmus Athamas: 'How I was hence remov'd' |
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28. Scene 8. Recitative Cadmus: 'See from above the bellying clouds descend' |
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29. Scene the Last. Sinfonia |
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30. Scene the Last. Accompagnato Apollo: 'Apollo comes to relieve your care' |
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31. Scene the Last. Chorus of Priests: 'Happy happy shall we be' |
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