Handel: semele, opera/oratorio 1744
(2007)

eMusic

Provider: hoopla

Details

PUBLISHED
[United States] : Musical Concepts : Made available through hoopla, 2007
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (1 audio file (2hr., 23 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
894640001738 (sound recording : hoopla Music) MWT10957052, 10957052
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Mode of access: World Wide Web

CONTENTS
Overture (5:59) -- Recitative: Priest "Behold, Auspicious Flashes Rise......" (1:55) -- Chorus Of Priests "Lucky Omens Bless Our Rites" (3:54) -- Cadmus, Athamas. Recitative, Arioso & Duet: Cadmus: "Daughter, Obey" (1:14) -- Recitative & Aria: Semele "Ah Me..." (3:37) -- Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele. Recitative: Ino "Alas ! She Yields": Quartet: Response (4:28) -- Chorus Of Priests "Avert These Omens" (2:12) -- Cadmus, Athamas, Semele, Chorus Of Priests. Recitative: Cadmus: "Again, Auspicious Flashes...." (2:06) -- Cadmus, Athamas, Ino. Recitative & Aria: Cadmus "Ah, Wretched Prince..." (3:07) -- Cadmus, Chorus Of Priests & Augurs. Recitative: Cadmus, Chorus "See, See" (1:38) -- Semele, Chorus. Aria: Semele, "Endless Pleasure" (4:54) -- Sinfonia (1:52) -- Juno, Iris. Recitative & Aria: Juno, "Awake Saturnia" (6:17) -- Aria: Semele "Oh Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?" (3:50) -- Semele, Jupiter. Aria: Semele, "Let Me Not Another Moment" (4:14) -- Jupiter; Athamus, Chorus Of Loves & Zephyrs. Recitative, Jupiter: "You Are Mortal" (4:55) -- Jupiter, Semele. Recitative: Semele "Ah, Me" Aria, Jupiter: "Why Sigh" (3:55) -- Chorus Of Loves & Zephyrs "Now Love, That Everlasting Boy Invites" (2:43) -- Jupiter, Semele. Recitative & Aria: Jupiter "By My Command".."Where'er You Walk" (6:47) -- Semele, Ino, Chorus Of Nymphs & Swains: Recitative & Aria:semele: "Dear Sister, How Was Your Journey Hither?" (3:41) -- Duet: Semele & Ino "Prepare Then, Ye Immortal Choir" (2:28) -- Chorus Of Nymphs & Swains: "Bless The Glad Earth" (2:58) -- Sinfonia (1:58) -- Recitative. & Aria: Juno Iris, Somnus. Juno "Somnus Awake" (5:08) -- Iris, Juno, Somnus. Recit. Iris: "Dull God, Canst Though Attend" Aria, Juno (3:37) -- Juno, Somnus & Iris. Recitative: Juno: "My Will Obey" (3:17) -- Juno, Semele. Aria: Semele "Myself I Shall Adore" (7:29) -- Recitative & Aria: Juno, Semele. Juno: "Be Wise, As You Are Beautiful" (4:56) -- Recitative & Aria: Juno, Semele. Juno: "Rich Odours Fill The Fragrant Air" (4:07) -- Jupiter, Semele. Recitative: Jupiter: "Oh Semele" (2:55) -- Jupiter, Semele. Recitative & Aria: Jupiter:"Speak, Speak Your Desire" (3:28) -- Aria: Semele "No, No, I'll Take No Less" (5:56) -- Aria; Jupiter "Ah, Wither Is She Gone?" (3:51) -- Aria: Juno "Above Measure Is The Pleasure" (2:21) -- Aria : Semele "Ah, Me ! Too Late I Now Repent" (4:19) -- Cadmus, Athamus, Ino, Chorus Of Priests. Recitative: Ino: "Of My Ill-boding Dream" (5:08) -- Sinfonia (1:44) -- Recitative & Aria: Apollo: "Apollo Comes" Chorus: "Happy, Happy" (4:31)

Additional Credits