‎Handel: Theodora van Christina Wieland

Overture

Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Diana Schmid, Joachim Carlos Martini, Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Christina Wieland

7:41

HWV 68, Act I, Scene 1: Recitativo: 'Tis Dioclesian's Natal Day (Valens)

Knut Schoch, Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Klaus Mertens, Christina Wieland

0:36

Air: Go, My Faithful Soldier, Go (Valens)

Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini, Franz Vitzthum, Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland

2:04

Chorus: And Draw a Blessing Down (Chorus of Heathens)

Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

2:19

Recitativo: Vouchsafe, Dread Sir (Didymus, Valens)

Diana Schmid, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland, Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini

1:04

Air: Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire (Valens)

Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Diana Schmid, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland

3:52

Chorus: For Ever Thus Stands Fix'd the Doom (Chorus of Heathens)

Junge Kantorei, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Klaus Mertens, Christina Wieland, Diana Schmid

2:15

Recitativo: Most Cruel Edict! (Didymus)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Diana Schmid, Christina Wieland

0:31

Air: The Raptur'd Soul (Didymus)

Junge Kantorei, Franz Vitzthum, Christina Wieland, Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

7:53

Recitativo: I Know Thy Virtues, and Ask Not Thy Faith (Septimius)

Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland, Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:49

Air: Descend, Kind Pity (Septimius)

Knut Schoch, Diana Schmid, Christina Wieland, Junge Kantorei, Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

7:29

Recitativo: Though Hard, My Friends (Theodora)

Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:24

Air: FonD-Flatt'ring World, Adieu! (Theodora)

Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini, Franz Vitzthum, Christina Wieland

4:02

Recitativo: Oh Bright Example of All Goodness (Irene)

Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Franz Vitzthum

0:30

Aria: Bane of Virtue, Nurse of Passions (Irene)

Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland, Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Joachim Carlos Martini, Franz Vitzthum

5:13

Chorus: Come, Mighty Father, Mighty Lord (Chorus of Christians)

Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Joachim Carlos Martini, Christina Wieland, Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

2:53

Recitativo: Fly, Fly My Brethren (Messenger: Irene)

Klaus Mertens, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland, Diana Schmid, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

1:03

Air: As With Rosy Steps (Irene)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Franz Vitzthum, Diana Schmid, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland

5:26

Chorus: All Pow'r in Heaven Above, or Earth Beneath (Chorus of Christians)

Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Franz Vitzthum, Christina Wieland, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

2:18

Recitativo: Mistaken Wretches, Why Thus Blind to Fate (Septimius)

Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland, Diana Schmid

0:25

Air: Dread the Fruits of Christian Folly (Septimius)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Christina Wieland, Franz Vitzthum, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

3:03

Recitativo: Deluded Mortal! (Theodora, Septimius)

Diana Schmid, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland, Knut Schoch, Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:55

Recitativo: Oh Worse Than Death Indeed! (Theodora)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Christina Wieland, Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:23

Air: Angels, Ever Bright and Fair (Theodora)

Junge Kantorei, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland, Diana Schmid, Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

3:00

Recitativo: Unhappy, Happy Crew! (Didymus: Irene)

Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland, Diana Schmid, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Franz Vitzthum, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

1:21

Accompagnato and Air: Kind Heaven: If Virtue Be Thy Care (Didymus)

Junge Kantorei, Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Diana Schmid, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland, Knut Schoch

5:04

Recitativo: Oh Love, How Great Thy Pow'r! (Irene)

Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini

0:23

Chorus: Go, Gen'rous Pious Youth! (Chorus of Christians)

Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Christina Wieland, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Franz Vitzthum, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

4:21

Recitativo: Ye Men of Antioch, With Solemn Pomp (Valens)

Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Christina Wieland, Knut Schoch, Franz Vitzthum, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:37

Chorus: Queen of Summer, Queen of Love (Chorus of Heathens)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Diana Schmid, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland, Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Franz Vitzthum

0:56

Air: Wide Spread His Name (Valens)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Diana Schmid, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Franz Vitzthum, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland

2:24

Recitativo: Return, Septimius, to the Stubborn Maid (Valens)

Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Christina Wieland

0:45

Chorus: Venus Laughing from the Skies (Chorus of Heathens)

Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Christina Wieland, Joachim Carlos Martini, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

1:27

Symphony

Franz Vitzthum, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland, Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Diana Schmid, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:48

Recitative: O Thou Bright Sun! How Sweet Thy Rays (Theodora)

Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Franz Vitzthum, Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland

0:31

Air: With Darkness Deep (Theodora)

Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Diana Schmid, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland

3:01

Symphony

Christina Wieland, Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Diana Schmid, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

1:31

Recitativo: But Why Art Thou Disquieted, My Soul? (Theodora)

Diana Schmid, Klaus Mertens, Franz Vitzthum, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland

0:28

Air: Oh That I On Wings Could Rise (Theodora)

Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Christina Wieland, Franz Vitzthum, Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

3:10

Recitativo: Long Have I Known Thy Friendly Social Soul. (Didymus, Septimius)

Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland, Knut Schoch

1:21

Air: Though the Honours, That Flora and Venus Receive from the Romans (Septimius)

Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland, Klaus Mertens

4:16

Recitativo: Oh Save Her Then, or Give Me Pow'r (Didymus, Septimius)

Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland

0:38

Air: Deeds of Kindness to Display, Pity Suing (Didymus)

Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland, Klaus Mertens, Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

4:58

Recitativo: The Clouds Begin to Veil the Hemisphere (Irene)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Diana Schmid, Klaus Mertens, Christina Wieland, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:42

Aria: Defend Her Heaven! (Irene)

Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland, Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch

4:41

Recitativo: Or Lull'd With Grief or Rapt Her Soul to Heaven (Didymus)

Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Franz Vitzthum, Diana Schmid, Christina Wieland, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:32

Air: Sweet Rose and Lilly (Didymus)

Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland, Joachim Carlos Martini

2:33

Recitativo: Oh Save Me, Heaven (Theodora, Didymus)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland, Klaus Mertens, Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

1:29

Aria: The Pilgrim's Home (Theodora)

Junge Kantorei, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Klaus Mertens, Christina Wieland, Diana Schmid

2:17

Accompagnato: Forbid It, Heaven! (Didymus)

Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini, Franz Vitzthum, Christina Wieland

0:54

Recitativo: Or Say, What Right Have I to Take What Just Reflection (Didymus, Theodora)

Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Franz Vitzthum, Christina Wieland, Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

1:09

Duet: To Thee, Thou Glorious Son of Worth (Theodora, Didymus)

Franz Vitzthum, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland

5:15

Recitativo: 'Tis Night - But Night's Sweet Blessing (Irene)

Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Diana Schmid, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei

0:56

Chorus: He Saw the Lovely Youth, Death's Early Prey (Chorus of Christians)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Junge Kantorei, Franz Vitzthum, Diana Schmid, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland

4:13

Air: Lord, to Thee Each Night and Day (Irene)

Knut Schoch, Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Franz Vitzthum, Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland

4:47

Recitativo: But See, the Good, the Virtuous Didymus (Irene, Theodora)

Franz Vitzthum, Christina Wieland, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Joachim Carlos Martini, Diana Schmid, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:40

Air: When Sunk in Anguish and Despair (Theodora)

Klaus Mertens, Franz Vitzthum, Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland

3:50

Chorus: Blest Be the Hand, and Blest the Pow'r (Theodora, Chorus of Christians)

Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland

3:06

Recitativo and Accompagnato: Undaunted in the Court Stands Didymus (Messenger: Irene, Theodora)

Franz Vitzthum, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Knut Schoch, Diana Schmid, Christina Wieland, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens

1:31

Duet: Wither, Princess, Do You Fly? (Irene, Theodora)

Klaus Mertens, Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Christina Wieland, Junge Kantorei, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

1:32

Recitativo: She's Gone, Disdaining Liberty and Life (Irene)

Diana Schmid, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Joachim Carlos Martini, Franz Vitzthum, Christina Wieland

0:33

Air: New Scenes of Joy (Irene)

Knut Schoch, Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Christina Wieland, Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

3:31

Recitativo: Is It a Christian Virtue Then (Valens, Didymus) - Scene 5: Be That My Doom! (Theodora, Septimius)

Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Franz Vitzthum, Christina Wieland

2:14

Air: From Virtue Springs Each Gen'rous Deed (Septimius)

Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Diana Schmid, Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Klaus Mertens, Christina Wieland, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

4:42

Air: Cease, Ye Slaves, Your Fruitless Pray'r (Valens)

Franz Vitzthum, Diana Schmid, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland

1:18

Recitativo: 'Tis Kind, My Friends, But Kinder Still (Didymus, Theodora)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Diana Schmid, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Junge Kantorei, Klaus Mertens, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland

1:05

Chorus: How Strange Their Ends (Chorus of Heathens)

Junge Kantorei, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Joachim Carlos Martini, Diana Schmid, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland

2:50

Recitativo: On Me Your Frowns Your Utmost Rage Exert (Didymus, Theodora, Valens)

Christina Wieland, Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Knut Schoch, Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:37

Air: Ye Ministers of Justice, Lead Them Hence (Valens)

Diana Schmid, Junge Kantorei, Joachim Carlos Martini, Christina Wieland, Klaus Mertens, Franz Vitzthum, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

1:28

Recitativo: And Must Such Beauty Suffer? (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Diana Schmid, Christina Wieland, Franz Vitzthum, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:55

Air and Duet: Streams of Pleasure Ever Flowing (Didymus, Theodora)

Diana Schmid, Knut Schoch, Franz Vitzthum, Joachim Carlos Martini, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Christina Wieland, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei

4:53

Recitativo: Ere This Their Doom Is Past (Irene)

Franz Vitzthum, Klaus Mertens, Diana Schmid, Joachim Carlos Martini, Christina Wieland, Junge Kantorei, Knut Schoch, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra

0:27

Chorus: Oh Love Devine, Thou Source of Fame (Chorus of Christians)

Joachim Carlos Martini, Knut Schoch, Christina Wieland, Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra, Diana Schmid, Klaus Mertens, Junge Kantorei, Franz Vitzthum

2:27

George Frideric Handel

Componist
Christina Wieland

Sopraan
Joachim Carlos Martini

Dirigent
Franz Vitzthum

Contratenor
Knut Schoch

Tenor

Handel: Theodora

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