‎Handel: Theodora by William Christie

Overture to Pt. I

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3:04

Overture to Pt. I Trio

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:33

Overture to Pt. I Trio

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:39

Pt. I "'Tis Diocletian's natal day" [Valens]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:32

Pt. I "Go, my faithful soldier, go" [Valens]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:46

Pt. I "And draw a blessing down" [Chorus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

2:05

Pt I "Vouchsafe, dread Sir, a gracious ear" [Didymus, Valens]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:55

Pt. I "Racks, gibbets, sword and fire" [Valens]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3:35

Pt. I "For ever thus stands fixed the doom" [Chorus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:33

Pt. I "Most cruel edict!" [Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:30

Pt. I "The rapture'd soul defies the sword" [Didymus]

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

8:27

Pt. I "I know thy virtues" [Septimius]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:41

Pt. I "Desend, kind pity, heav'nly guest" [Septimius]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

6:17

Pt. I "Tho' hard, my friends" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:27

Pt. I "Fond,-Flatt'ring world, adieu!" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

4:40

Pt. I "Fond,-Flatt'ring world, adieu!" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:29

Pt. I "Bane of virtue" [Irene]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

5:25

Pt. I "Come, mighty Father" [Chorus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3:41

Pt. I "Fly, fly, my brethren" [Messenger: Irene]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:59

Pt. I "As with rosy steps the morn" [Irene]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

5:57

Pt. I "All pow'r in Heav'n above" [Chorus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

2:18

Pt. I "Mistaken wretches!" [Septimius]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:19

Pt. I "Dread the fruits of Christian folly" [Septimius]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

2:39

Pt. I "Deluded mortal!" [Theodora, Septimius]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:01

Pt. I "Deluded mortal!" [Theodora, Septimius]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:26

Pt. I "Angels, ever bright and fair" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3:20

Pt. I "Unhappy, happy crew!" [Didymus: Irene]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:09

Pt. I "Kind Heav'n, if virtue be thy care" [Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

5:27

Pt. I "Kind Heav'n, if virtue be thy care" [Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:23

Pt. I "Go gen'rous, pious youth" [Chorus]

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

5:52

Pt. II "Ye men of Antioch" [Valens]

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

0:36

Pt. II "Queen of summer, queen of love" [Chorus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:50

Pt. II "Wide spread his name" [Valens]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

2:14

Pt. II "Wide spread his name" [Valens]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:37

Pt. II "Venus, laughing from the skies" [Chorus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:18

Pt. II Symphony

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:06

Pt. II "O thou bright sun!" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:33

Pt. II "With Darkness deep as is my woe" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3:56

Pt. II Symphony

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:48

Part II "But why art thou disquieted, my soul?" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:29

Pt. II "Oh, that I on wings could rise" [Theodora]

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

3:40

Pt. II "Oh, that I on wings could rise" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:07

Pt. II "Tho' the honours that Flora and Venus receive" [Septimius]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3:02

Pt. II "O save her then" [Didymus, Septimus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:36

Pt. II "Deeds of kindness to display" [Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

6:34

Pt. II "The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere" [Irene]

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

0:38

Pt. II "Defend her, Heav'n" [Irene]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

4:35

Pt. II "Or lulled with grief" [Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:34

Pt. II "Or lulled with grief" [Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

2:43

Pt. II "O save me, Heav'n" [Theodora, Didymus]

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

1:26

Pt. II "The pilgrim's home, the sick man's health" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3:19

Pt. II "Forbid it, Heav'n!" [Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:31

Pt. II "Or say, what right have I" [Didymus, Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:33

Pt. II "To thee, thou glorious son of worth" [Theodora, Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

4:34

Pt. II "'Tis night, but night's sweet blessing" [Irene]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:44

Pt. II "He saw the lovely youth" [Chorus]

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

5:15

Pt. III "Lord to thee, each night and day" [Irene]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

4:20

Pt. III "But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus!" [Irene, Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:36

Part III "When sunk in anguish and despair" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

4:29

Pt. III "When sunk in anguish and despair" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3:26

Pt. III "Undaunted in the court" [Messenger: Irene]

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

0:45

Pt. III "O my Irene, Heav'n is kind" [Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:34

Pt. III "Whither, Princess, do you fly" [Irene, Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:17

Pt. III "She's gone, disdaining liberty and life" [Irene]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:30

Pt. III "New scenes of joy come crowding on" [Irene]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

3:29

Pt. III "Is it a Christian virtue, then" [Valens, Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:53

Pt. III "Is it a Christian virtue, then" [Valens, Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

7:05

Pt. III "Is it a Christian virtue, then" [Valens, Didymus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

1:04

Pt. III "'Tis kind, my friends" [Didymus, Theodora]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:55

Pt. III "How strange their ends" [Chorus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

4:24

Pt. III "On me your frowns" [Didymus, Theodora: Valens]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:42

Pt. III "And must such beauty suffer!" [Didymus, Theodora, Septimius]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:39

Pt. III "Streams of pleasure ever flowing" [Didymus]

Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

5:20

Pt. III "Ere this their doom is past" [Irene]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

0:25

Pt. III "O love divine, thou source of fame" [Irene, Chorus]

William Christie, Les Arts Florissants

4:09

George Frideric Handel

Composer
William Christie

Conductor
Les Arts Florissants

Instrumental Ensemble

Arnaud Moral

Producer
Didier Jean

Balance Engineer

Handel: Theodora

RECORD LABEL

On This Album

George Frideric Handel

William Christie

Les Arts Florissants

Production