‎Handel: Theodora by U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus

Overture

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

6:28

Act 1. Recit: 'Tis Dioclesian's natal Day

David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

0:25

Act 1. Air: Go my faithful Soldier, go

David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

1:54

Act 1. Chorus: And draw a Blessing down

U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

1:58

Act 1. Recit: Vouchsafe, dread Sir, a gracious Ear

Nicholas McGegan, David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Drew Minter

0:51

Act 1. Air: Racks, Gibbets, Sword, & Fire

Nicholas McGegan, David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

3:21

Act 1. Chorus: For ever thus stands fix'd the Doom

U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

1:53

Act 1. Recit: Most cruel Edict

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Drew Minter, Nicholas McGegan

0:30

Act 1. Air: The raptur'd Soul defies the Sword

Drew Minter, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

8:03

Act 1. Recit: I know thy Virtues

Jeffrey Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

0:37

Act 1. Air: Descend, kind Pity

Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Jeffrey Thomas

7:37

Act 1. Recit: Tho' hard, my Friends, yet Wholesome

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

0:19

Act 1. Air: Fond, flatt'ring World

Nicholas McGegan, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

3:26

Act 1. Recit: O bright Example of all Goodness

Jennifer Lane, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

0:26

Act 1. Air: Bane of Virtue

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Jennifer Lane, Nicholas McGegan

5:40

Act 1. Chorus: Come, mighty Father

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Nicholas McGegan

2:17

Act 1. Recit: Fly, fly, my Brethren

Neal Rogers, Jennifer Lane, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

0:43

Act 1. Air: As with rosy steps the Morn

Jennifer Lane, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

5:45

Act 1. Chorus: All Pow'r in Heav'n above

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus

2:18

Act 1. Recit: Mistaken wretches

Jeffrey Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

0:19

Act 1. Air: Dread the Fruits of Christian Folly

Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Jeffrey Thomas

2:58

Act 1. Recit: Deluded Mortal

Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Jeffrey Thomas, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

1:00

Act I, Air, "Angels, ever bright and fair" (Theodora)

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Nicholas McGegan

4:24

Act 1. Recit: Unhappy, happy Crew

Jennifer Lane, Drew Minter, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

0:56

Act 1. Air: Kind Heav'n

Nicholas McGegan, Drew Minter, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

5:30

Act 1. Recit: O Love: how great thy Pow'r

Nicholas McGegan, Jennifer Lane, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

0:19

Act 1. Chorus: Go, gen'rous, pious Youth

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus

3:31

Act 2. Recit: Ye Men of Antioch

Nicholas McGegan, David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

0:26

Act 2. Chorus: Queen of Summer

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus

0:52

Act 2. Air: Wide spread his Name

David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

2:12

Act 2. Recit: Return, Septimius

Nicholas McGegan, David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

0:36

Act 2. Chorus: Venus laughing from the skies

Nicholas McGegan, U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

1:19

Act 2. Interlude

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

0:40

Act II, Recit, "O Thou bright Sun" (Theodora)

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

0:27

Act II, Air, "With Darkness" (Theodora)

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

3:43

Act 2. Interlude

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

1:06

Act 2. "Symphony of Soft Musick"

Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

1:09

Act 2. Recit: But why art Thou disquieted

Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

0:22

Act II, Air, "Oh! that I on wings could rise" (Theodora)

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

4:07

Act 2. Recit: Long have I known

Drew Minter, Jeffrey Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

1:08

Act 2. Air: Tho' the Honours

Jeffrey Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

3:46

Act 2. Recit: O save her then

Jeffrey Thomas, Nicholas McGegan, Drew Minter, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

0:37

Act 2. Air: Deeds of Kindness to display

Nicholas McGegan, Drew Minter, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

6:58

Act 2. Recit: The Clouds begin

Jennifer Lane, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

0:26

Act 2. Air: Defend her, Heav'n

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Jennifer Lane, Nicholas McGegan

3:53

Act 2. Recit: Or lull'd with Grief

Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Drew Minter

0:38

Act 2. Air: Sweet Rose, & Lilly

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, Drew Minter

2:37

Act 2. Recit: O save me, Heav'n

Drew Minter, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

1:12

Act 2. Air: The Pilgrim's Home

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Nicholas McGegan

2:45

Act 2. Recit: Forbid it, Heav'n

Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Drew Minter, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

2:01

Act II, Duet, "To Thee, Thou glorious Son" (Theodora, Didymus)

Drew Minter, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Nicholas McGegan

4:53

Act 2. Recit: 'Tis night

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Jennifer Lane, Nicholas McGegan

0:42

Act 2. Chorus: He saw the lovely Youth

Nicholas McGegan, U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

4:36

Act 3. Air: Lord, to Thee

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Jennifer Lane, Nicholas McGegan

4:58

Act 3. Recit: But see!

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Jennifer Lane, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Nicholas McGegan

0:30

Act 3. Air: When sunk in Anguish & Despair

Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

3:24

Act 3. Chorus: Blest be the Hand

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Nicholas McGegan

3:34

Act 3. Recit: Undaunted in the Court

Neal Rogers, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

0:26

Act 3. Recit: Ah! Theodora

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan, Jennifer Lane

0:35

Act 3. Duet: Whither, Princess, do you fly

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Jennifer Lane, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

1:19

Act 3. Recit: She's gone

Nicholas McGegan, Jennifer Lane, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

0:24

Act 3. Air: New scenes of Joy

Jennifer Lane, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

3:46

Act 3. Recit: Is it a Christian Virtue - Be That my Doom

Nicholas McGegan, Drew Minter, David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Jeffrey Thomas

1:51

Act 3. Air: From Virtue springs each gen'rous Deed

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

5:39

Act 3. Air: Cease, ye Slaves, your fruitless Pray'r

Nicholas McGegan, David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

1:08

Act 3. Recit: 'Tis kind, my Friends

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Nicholas McGegan, Drew Minter

0:47

Act 3. Chorus: How strange their Ends

U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

3:00

Act 3. Recit: On me your Frowns

Drew Minter, Nicholas McGegan, David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

0:31

Act 3. Air: Ye Ministers of Justice

David Thomas, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

1:15

Act 3. Recit: And must such Beauty suffer

Jeffrey Thomas, Drew Minter, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Nicholas McGegan

0:39

Act 3. Air: Streams of Pleasure ever flowing - Duet: Thither let our Hearts aspire

Nicholas McGegan, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Drew Minter

5:48

Act 3. Recit: E'er This, their Doom is past

Jennifer Lane, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

0:16

Act 3. Chorus: O Love Divine

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus, Jennifer Lane, Nicholas McGegan

2:24

George Frideric Handel

Composer
U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus

Choir
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan

Harpsichord, Conductor
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano

Paul F. Witt

Assistant Producer
Robina G. Young

Producer
Paul F. Witt

Editing Engineer
Doug Schwartz

Mastering Engineer
Willy Levins

Editing Engineer
Hugh B. Davies

Editing Engineer
John Polito

Mastering Engineer
Tony Faulkner

Engineer
Alvaro Yanez

Photography
Dennis Bade

Liner Notes
Thomas Hudson

Cover Art

Handel: Theodora

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George Frideric Handel

U.C. Berkeley Chamber Chorus

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Nicholas McGegan

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

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