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1. THEODORA Oratorio in three parts HWV 68. Libretto by Thomas Morell - PART I. Overture |
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2. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: |
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3. Scene 1. Air Valens: Go my faithful soldier go |
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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 a gracious ear |
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6. Scene 1. Air Valens: Racks gibbets sword or fire |
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7. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Forever thus stands fix |
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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 |
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10. Scene 2. Recitative Septimius: I know thy virtues |
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11. Scene 2. Air Septimius: Descend kind pity heav |
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12. Scene 3. Recitative Theodora: Tho |
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13. Scene 3. Air Theodora: Fond flatt |
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14. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: O bright example of all goodness |
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15. Scene 3. Air Irene: Bane of virtue nurse of passions |
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16. Scene 3. Chorus of Christians: Come mighty Father mighty Lord |
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17. Scene 4. Recitative Messenger Irene: Fly fly my brethren heathen rage pursues us swift |
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18. Scene 4. Air Irene: As with rosy steps the morn advancing |
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19. Scene 4. Chorus of Christians: All pow |
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20. Scene 5. Recitative Septimius: Mistaken wretches why thus blind to fate |
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21. Scene 5. Air Septimius: Dread the fruits of Christian folly |
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22. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Septimius: Deluded mortals call it not rebellion |
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23. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora: O worse than death indeed |
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24. Scene 5. Air Theodora: Angels ever bright and fair |
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1. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Irene: Unhappy happy crew why stand ye thus |
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2. Scene 6. Air Didymus: Kind Heav |
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3. Scene 7. Recitative Irene: O love how great thy pow |
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4. Scene 7. Chorus of Christians: Go generous pious youth |
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5. PART II. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: Ye men of Antioch with solemn pomp |
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6. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Queen of Summer Queen of love |
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7. Scene 1. Air Valens Wide spread his name |
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8. Scene 1. Recitative Valens: Return Septimius to the stubborn maid |
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9. Scene 1. Chorus of Heathens: Venus laughing from the skies |
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10. Scene 2. Symphony |
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11. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: Oh thou bright Sun how sweet thy rays |
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12. Scene 2. Air Theodora: With darkness deep as is my woe |
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13. Scene 2. Symphony |
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14. Scene 2. Recitative Theodora: But why art thou disquieted my soul? |
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15. Scene 2. Air Theodora: Oh that I on wings could rise |
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16. Scene 3. Recitative Didymus Septimius: Long have I known thy friendly social soul |
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17. Scene 3. Air Septimius: Tho |
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18. Scene 3. Recitative Didymus Septimius: O save her then or give me pow |
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19. Scene 3. Air Didymus: Deeds of kindness to display |
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20. Scene 4. Recitative Irene: The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere |
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21. Scene 4. Air Irene: Defend her Heav |
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22. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus: Or lull |
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23. Scene 5. Air Didymus: Sweet rose and lily flow |
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24. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Didymus: O save me Heav |
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25. Scene 5. Air Theodora: The pilgrim |
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26. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus: Forbid it Heav |
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27. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Didymus: Ah what is liberty or life to me |
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28. Scene 5. Duet Theodora Didymus: To thee thou glorious son of worth |
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29. Scene 6. Recitative Irene: |
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30. Scene 6. Chorus of Christians: He saw the lovely youth death |
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1. PART III. Scene 1. Recitative 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. Air Theodora: When sunk in anguish and despair |
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4. Scene 2. Recitative Irene Blessed be the pow |
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5. Scene 2. Chorus of Christians and Solo Theodora: Blessing honour adoration Blest be the hand |
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6. Scene 3. Recitative Messenger Irene: Undaunted in the court stands Didymus |
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7. Scene 3. Recitative Theodora: O my Irene Heav |
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8. Scene 3. Duet Irene Theodora: Whither Princess do you fly? |
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9. Scene 3. Recitative Irene: She |
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10. Scene 3. Air Irene: New scenes of joy come crowding on |
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11. Scene 4. Recitative Valens Didymus: Is it a Christian virtue then to rescue |
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12. Scene 5. Recitative Theodora Septimius: Be that my doom |
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13. Scene 5. Air Septimius: From virtue springs each gen |
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14. Scene 5. Air Vallens: Cease ye slaves your fruitless pray |
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15. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora: |
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16. Scene 5. Air Theodora: Lost in anguish quite dispairing |
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17. Scene 5. Chorus of Heathens: How strange their ends |
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18. Scene 5. Recitative Didymus Theodora Vallens: On me your frowns your utmost rage exert |
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19. Scene 5. Air Vallens: Ye ministers of justice lead them hence |
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20. Scene 6. Recitative Didymus Theodora Septimius: And must such beauty suffer? |
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21. Scene 6. Air Didymus and Duet Theodora Didymus: Streams of pleasure ever flowing Thither let our hearts aspire |
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22. Scene 7. Recitative Irene: Ere this their doom is past and they are gone to prove that love is stronger far than death |
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23. Scene 7. Chorus of Christians: O love divine thou source of fame |
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