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Handel: Theodora (Vol. 2)

Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García-Alarcón, Millenium Orchestra

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The oratorio Theodora was first performed at the Covent Garden Theatre on March 16, 1750 and clearly took Londoners by surprise. Handel had, after all, made a one hundred and eighty degree turn in his choice of subject.

The grandiose episodes of the Old Testament, the glorious struggles of Solomon, Saul or Judas Maccabaeus are no more: the young martyr Theodora leads neither a community nor troops into battle.

In a work far removed from the grand spectacle of biblical oratorios, Handel invites us to witness the poignant tale of a personal drama, a drama of the beginnings of Christianity fueled by conscience, faith, and the heartbreak that they cause.

Millenium Orchestra
Chœur de Chambre de Namur
Leonardo García-Alarcón, Direction
Andreas Wolf, bass vocal
Christopher Lowrey, counter-tenor
Matthew Newlin, tenor
Sophie Junker, soprano
Dara Savinova, mezzo-soprano
Frederico Projecto, tenor

Tracklist

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1.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. Ye Men of Antioch, with Solemn Pomp (Valens)
00:40
2.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Chorus of Haethens. Queen of Summer, Queen of Love
01:06
3.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Air. Wide Spread His Name (Valens)
02:03
4.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. Return, Septimius, to the Stubborn Maid (Valens)
00:42
5.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Chorus of Haethens. Venus Laughing from the Skies
01:12
6.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Sinfonia (Largo)
00:40
7.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. O Thou Bright Sun! (Theodora)
00:39
8.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Air. With Darkness Deep, as Is My Woe (Theodora)
03:47
9.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Air
01:00
10.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. But Why Art Thou Disquieted, My Soul? (Theodora)
00:32
11.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Air. Oh, That I on Wings Could Rise (Theodora)
03:14
12.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. Long Have I Known Thy Friendly Social Soul (Didymus, Septimius)
01:17
13.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Air. Though the Honours That Flora and Venus Receive (Septimius)
03:22
14.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. Oh, Save Her Then (Didymus, Septimius)
00:44
15.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Air. Deeds of Kindness to Display (Didymus)
08:55
16.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. The Clouds Begin to Veil the Hemisphere (Irene)
00:36
17.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Air. Defend Her, Heav'n! (Irene)
05:25
18.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. Or Lull'd with Grief, or Rapt Her Soul to Heav'n (Did
00:28
19.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Air. Sweet Rose and Lily, Flow'ry Form (Didymus)
02:33
20.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. Oh, Save Me, Heav'n, in This My Perilous Hour! (Theodora,
01:33
21.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Air. The Pilgrim's Home, the Sick Man's He (Theodora)
03:20
22.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Accompagnato. Forbid It, Heav'n! (Didymus)
00:29
23.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. Or Say, What Right Have I (Didymus, Theodora)
01:51
24.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Duett. To Thee, Thou Glorious Son of Worth (Theodora, Didymus)
05:21
25.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Recitative. 'Tis Night, but Night's Sweet Blessing Is Denied (Ire
00:57
26.
Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 2: Chorus of Christians. He Saw the Lovely Youth, Death's Early Prey
03:59

Total time: 00:56:25

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Release Date April 2, 2026

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