Theodora

Theodora, HWV 68: Overture

Theodora, HWV 68: Trio

Theodora, HWV 68: Courante

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Recitative “’Tis Diocletian’s Natal Day” (Valens)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Air “Go, My Faithful Soldier, Go” (Valens)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Chorus “And Draw a Blessing Down” (The Heathens)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Recitative “Vouchsafe, Dread Sir” (Didymus, Valens)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Air “Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire” (Valens)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 1: Chorus “For Ever Thus Stands Fix’d the Doom” (The Heathens)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 2: Recitative “Most Cruel Edict” (Didymus, Septimius)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 2: Air “The Raptur’d Soul” (Didymus)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 2: Recitative “I Know Thy Virtues” (Septimius)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 2: Air “Descend, Kind Pity, Heav’nly Guest” (Septimius)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 3: Recitative “Though Hard, My Friends” (Theodora)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 3: Air “Fond, Flatt’ring World, Adieu” (Theodora)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 3: Recitative “O Bright Example of All Goodness” (Irene)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 3: Air “Bane of Virtue” (Irene)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 3: Chorus “Come, Mighty Father” (The Christians)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 4: Recitative “Fly, Fly, My Brethren” (Messenger, Irene)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 4: Air “As with Rosy Steps the Morn” (Irene)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 4: Chorus “All Pow’r in Heav’n Above” (The Christians)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 5: Recitative “Mistaken Wretches!” (Septimius)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 5: Air “Dread the Fruits of Christian Folly” (Septimius)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 5: Recitative “Deluded Mortal!” (Theodora, Septimius)

Theodora, HWV 68, Part I Scene 5: Accompagnato “Oh, Worse Than Death Indeed” (Theodora)