Theodora, HWV 68: Act III

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Relationships

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:Thomas Morell
part of:Theodora, HWV 68 (act) (order: 4)
parts:1. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 1, no. 54. Air “Lord, to Thee each night and day” (Irene) (number)
2. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 2, no. 55. Recitative “But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus!” (Irene, Theodora) (number)
3. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 2, no. 56. Recitative “When sunk in anguish and despair” (Theodora) (number)
4. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 2, no. 57. Chorus and solo “Blest be the hand” (Chorus of Christians, Theodora) (number)
5. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 58. Recitative “Undaunted in the court stands Didymus” (Messenger, Irene, Theodora) (number)
6. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 59. Duet “Whither, Princess, do you fly?” (Irene, Theodora) (number)
7. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 60. Recitative “She’s gone” (Irene) (number)
8. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 3, no. 61. Recitative “New scenes of joy come crowding on” (Irene) (number)
9. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 4–5, no. 62. Recitative “Is it a Christian virtue then” (Valens, Didymus, Theodora, Septimius) (number)
10. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 63. Air “From virtue springs each gen’rous deed” (Septimius) (number)
11. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 64. Air “Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray’r!” (Valens) (number)
12. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 65. Recitative “’Tis kind, my friends” (Didymus, Theodora) (number)
13. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 66. Chorus “How strange their ends” (Chorus of Heathens) (number)
14. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 67. Recitative “On me your frowns” (Didymus, Theodora, Valens) (number)
15. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 5, no. 68. Air “Ye ministers of justice” (Valens) (number)
16. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 6, no. 69. Recitative “And must such beauty suffer?” (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius) (number)
17. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 6, no. 70. Air and duet “Streams of pleasure ever flowing” (Didymus, Theodora) (number)
19. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 7, no. 71. Recitative “Ere this, their doom is past” (Irene) (number)
20. Theodora, HWV 68: Act III, Scene 7, no. 72. Chorus “O love divine” (Chorus of Christians) (number)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
TheodorapartialFiona Shaw10:15
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 3: Air “New Scenes of Joy Come Crowding on” (Irene)partialJoyce DiDonato, Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev4:18
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 5: Air “Ye Ministers of Justice” (Valens)partialJohn Chest, Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev1:27
Theodora, HWV 68, Part III Scene 5: Recitative “Be That My Doom” (Theodora, Septimius)partialLisette Oropesa, Michael Spyres, Il Pomo d’Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev1:03
Theodora: Air: Cease, ye SlavespartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh1:02
Theodora: Air: From Virtue SpringspartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh6:35
Theodora: Air: New scenes of JoypartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh4:35
Theodora: Air: Streams of PleasurepartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh6:05
Theodora: Air: When sunk in AnguishpartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh3:54
Theodora: Air: Ye Ministers of JusticepartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh1:08
Theodora: Chorus: Blest be the HandpartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh3:28
Theodora: Chorus: How strange their EndspartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh3:22
Theodora: Chorus: O Love divinepartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh3:02
Theodora: Duet: Whither, PrincesspartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh1:09
Theodora: Part 3, Scene 1: Air: Lord to theepartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh5:12
Theodora: Recitative: 'Tis kind, my FriendspartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh0:53
Theodora: Recitative: On me your FrownspartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh0:32
Theodora: Recitative: She's gonepartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh0:40
Theodora: Scene 2: Recitative: But see, the good ,the virtuous DidymuspartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh0:37
Theodora: Scene 3: Recitative: - accompagnato: Undaunted in the CourtpartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh1:31
Theodora: Scene 4 & 5: Recitative: Is it a Christian Virtue thenpartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh1:55
Theodora: Scene 6: Recitative: And must such Beauty sufferpartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh0:55
Theodora: Scene 7: Recitative: Ere This Doom is pastpartialGabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh0:21