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Semele, HWV 58

Christian Curnyn (conductor) · Rosemary Joshua (soprano) · Hilary Summers (mezzo soprano) · Stephen Wallace (countertenor) · Brindley Sherratt (bass) · Gail Pearson (soprano) · Richard Croft · Early Opera Company Chorus · Early Opera Company Orchestra

Baroque77 Mvts. · 2 h 49 min

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Movements

  1. Semele, HWV 58: Overture: ( — ) -Preview unavailable
  2. Semele, HWV 58: Overture: Allegro - Adagio -Preview unavailable
  3. Semele, HWV 58: Overture: GavottePreview unavailable
  4. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Behold! Auspicious flashes rise! (Cadmus)Preview unavailable
  5. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Lucky omens bless our rites (Chorus)Preview unavailable
  6. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Daughter, obey (Cadmus)Preview unavailable
  7. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Ah me! What refuge now is left me? (Semele)Preview unavailable
  8. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: The morning lark to mine accords his note (Semele)Preview unavailable
  9. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: See, she blushing turns her eyes (Athamus)Preview unavailable
  10. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Hymen, haste, thy torch prepare (Athamus)Preview unavailable
  11. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Alas! she yields (Ino)Preview unavailable
  12. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Why dost thou thus untimely grieve (Cadmus)Preview unavailable
  13. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs! (Chorus)Preview unavailable
  14. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Again auspicious flashes rise (Cadmus)Preview unavailable
  15. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Thy aid, pronubial Juno, Athamas implores (Athamus)Preview unavailable
  16. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 1: Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceed (Chorus)Preview unavailable
  17. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 2: O Athamus, what torture hast thou borne! (Athamus)Preview unavailable
  18. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 2: Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eyes (Ino)Preview unavailable
  19. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 2: She weeps! The gentle maid, in tender pity (Athamus)Preview unavailable
  20. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 2: Your tuneful voice my tale would tell (Athamus)Preview unavailable
  21. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 2: Too well I see (Ino)Preview unavailable
  22. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 2: You've undone me (Ino)Preview unavailable
  23. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 3: Ah, wretched Prince, doom'd to disastrous love! - Scene 4: See, see, Jove's Priests and holy Augurs come (Cadmus)Preview unavailable
  24. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 4: Hail, Cadmus, hail! Jove salutes the Theban King (Chorus)Preview unavailable
  25. Semele, HWV 58: Act I Scene 4: Endless pleasure, endless love (Semele)Preview unavailable
  26. Semele, HWV 58: Act II: Sinfonia: PrestoPreview unavailable
  27. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 1: Iris, impatient of thy stay (Juno)Preview unavailable
  28. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 1: There, from mortal cares retiring (Iris)Preview unavailable
  29. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 1: No more, I'll hear no more! (Juno)Preview unavailable
  30. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 1: Hence, Iris, hence away (Juno)Preview unavailable
  31. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 2: O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele)Preview unavailable
  32. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 3: Let me not another moment (Semele)Preview unavailable
  33. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 3: Lay your doubts and fears aside (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  34. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 3: You are mortal, and require time to rest (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  35. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 3: Aria: With fond desiring (Semele)Preview unavailable
  36. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 3: How engaging, how endearing (Chorus)Preview unavailable
  37. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 3: Ah me! (Semele) - Why sighs my Semele? (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  38. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 3: I must with speed amuse her (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  39. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 3: Now Love that everlasting boy invites (Chorus)Preview unavailable
  40. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 3: By my command (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  41. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 3: Where'er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  42. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 4: Dear sister, how was your passage hither? (Semele)Preview unavailable
  43. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 4: But hark! the heav'nly sphere turns round (Ino)Preview unavailable
  44. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 4: Prepare then, ye immortal choir! (Ino, Semele)Preview unavailable
  45. Semele, HWV 58: Act II Scene 4: Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays (Chorus)Preview unavailable
  46. Semele, HWV 58: Act III: Sinfonia: Larghetto e piano per tuttoPreview unavailable
  47. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 1: Somnus, awake! Ease thy reclining head! (Juno)Preview unavailable
  48. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 1: Leave me, loathsome light (Somnus)Preview unavailable
  49. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 1: Dull God, canst thou attend the water's fall (Iris)Preview unavailable
  50. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 1: More sweet is that name (Somnus)Preview unavailable
  51. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 1: My will obey (Juno)Preview unavailable
  52. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 1: Obey my will, thy rod resign (Juno)Preview unavailable
  53. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 2: My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed (Semele)Preview unavailable
  54. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 3: Thus shap'd like Ino (Juno)Preview unavailable
  55. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 3: Myself I shall adore (Semele)Preview unavailable
  56. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 3: Be wise, as you are beautiful (Juno)Preview unavailable
  57. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 3: Thus let my thanks be paid (Semele)Preview unavailable
  58. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 3: Rich odours fill the fragrant air (Juno)Preview unavailable
  59. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 4: Come to my arms, my lovely fair (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  60. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 4: O Semele (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  61. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 4: I ever am granting (Semele)Preview unavailable
  62. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 4: Speak, speak your desire (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  63. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 4: You'll grant what I require (Semele)Preview unavailable
  64. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 4: Then cast off this human shape which you wear (Semele)Preview unavailable
  65. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 4: Ah, take heed what you press (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  66. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 4: No, no! I'll take no less (Semele)Preview unavailable
  67. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 5: Ah! whither is she gone! unhappy fair! (Jupiter)Preview unavailable
  68. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 6: Above measure (Juno)Preview unavailable
  69. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 7: Ah me! too late I now repent (Semele)Preview unavailable
  70. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 8: Of my ill-boding dream (Ino)Preview unavailable
  71. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 8: Oh, terror and astonishment! (Chorus)Preview unavailable
  72. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 8: How I was hence remov'd (Ino)Preview unavailable
  73. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 8: Despair no more shall wound me (Athamus)Preview unavailable
  74. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 8: See from above the bellying clouds descend (Cadmus)Preview unavailable
  75. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 9: SinfoniaPreview unavailable
  76. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 9: Apollo comes, to relieve your care (Apollo)Preview unavailable
  77. Semele, HWV 58: Act III Scene 9: Happy, happy shall we be (All)Preview unavailable

Performers

Credits

Album
Handel: Semele
Label
Chandos
Recording year
2007

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