Handel: semele, opera/oratorio 1744
(2007)
eMusic
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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)