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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
(1685-1759)
Theodora (HWV 68)
34:26
Act 1 Scene 4
1.
Recitative: Ah! Whither should we fly, or fly from whom?
0:49
2.
Aria: As with rosy steps the morn
8:19
Act 1 Scene 3
3.
Recitative: O bright example of all goodness!
0:31
4.
Aria: Bane of virtue, nurse of passions
6:11
Act 2 Scene 4
5.
Recitative: The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere
0:48
6.
Aria: Defend her Heav'n!
5:38
Act 3 Scene 1
7.
Aria: Lord, to Thee each night and day
6:06
Act 3 Scene 3
8.
Recitative: She's gone, disdaining liberty and life
0:49
9.
Aria: New scenes of joy
5:35
Solo:Lorraine Hunt Lieberson mezzo-soprano
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor:Harry Bicket
La Lucrezia (HWV 145)
20:51
10.
Recitative: O Numi eterni! O stelle, stelle!
1:12
11.
Aria: Già superbo, del mio affanno
5:33
12.
Recitative: Ma voi forse nel cielo
1:04
13.
Aria: Il suol che preme, l'aura che spira
3:40
14.
Recitative: Ah! che ancor nell'abisso
1:45
15.
Aria: Alla salma infedel porga la pena
4:08
16.
Recitative: A voi, a voi, padre, consorte
1:24
17.
Arioso: Già nel seno comincia a compir. Furioso: Ma se qui non m'è dato
2:05
Solo: Harry Bicket Harpsichord
Solo: Stephen Stubbs lute, baroque guitar
Solo: Phoebe Carrai cello
Solo: Margriet Tindemans viola da gamba
Serse (HWV 145)
10:33
Act 2 Scene 4
18.
Aria: Se bramate d'amar, chi vi sdegna
6:39
Act 1 Scene 1
19.
Recitative: Frondi tenere e belle
0:45
20.
Aria: Ombra mai fù
3:09
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor:Harry Bicket
67:01
24 and 26 August 2003 (tracks 1-9 and 18)
18-21 March 2004 (tracks 10-17)
Notes
The late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was one of the finest artists of our time. A sensuous and noble singer, the intensity of her interpretations, particularly in Baroque roles, was supreme. Critics worldwide have grasped for superlatives to describe her art. This CD captured Lorraine’s unanimously acclaimed portrayal of Irene in Handel’s oratorio Theodora – “one of the most vocally beautiful and dramatically committed characterizations imaginable” according to The Independent on Sunday – which she sang at Glyndebourne, supported by the same forces as here, Harry Bicket and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. The hybrid SACD technology enhances all the vividness and beauty of Lorraine’s exceptional voice. Coupled with arias from Serse, including the evergreen Ombra mai fù, and the cantata La Lucrezia, this CD is one of the great classical releases of our time.
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