Semele

(heading) Semele. Secular Oratorio In Three Acts () :

(heading) Act I () :

1-1 (track) Ouvertura (5:11) :

1-2 (track) Gavotte (2:23) :

1-3 (track) Accompagnato (Chief Priest): Behold! Auspicious Flashes Rise (1:26) :

1-4 (track) Chorus Of Priests And Augurs: Lucky Omens Bless Our Rites (3:37) :

1-5 (track) Recitativo Ed Arioso (Cadmus, Athamas): Daughter, Obey (1:04) :

1-6 (track) Accompagnato Ed Aria (Semele): Ah Me! What Refuge Now Is Left Me? (2:54) :

1-7 (track) Aria (Semele): The Morning Lark (6:28) :

1-8 (track) Aria (Ino): See, She Blushing Turns Her Eyes (3:56) :

1-9 (track) Recitativo (Ino, Athamas, Semele): Alas! She Yields (0:58) :

1-10 (track) Quartetto (Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele): Why Dost Thou Thus Untimely Grieve (2:17) :

1-11 (track) Chorus Of Priests And Augurs: Avert These Omens, All Ye Pow'rs! (2:15) :

1-12 (track) Accompagnato (Cadmus): Again Auspicious Flashes Rise (0:48) :

1-13 (track) Recitativo (Athamas, Semele): Thy Aid, Pronubial Juno (0:19) :

1-14 (track) Chorus Of Priests And Augurs: Cease Yours Vows (0:40) :

1-15 (track) Recitativo (Athamas): O Athamas, What Torture Hast Thou Borne! (0:30) :

1-16 (track) Aria (Ino): Turn, Hopeless Lover (8:42) :

1-17 (track) Recitativo (Athamas): She Weeps! (0:27) :

1-18 (track) Aria (Athamas): Your Tuneful Voice (3:53) :

1-19 (track) Recitativo (Ino, Athamas): Too Well I See (0:57) :

1-20 (track) Duetto (Ino, Athamas): You' Ve Undone Me (2:21) :

1-21 (track) Recitativo Ed Accompagnato (Cadmus, Athamas, Ino): Ah, Wretched Prince (2:32) :

1-22 (track) Chorus Of Priests And Augurs: Hail, Cadmus, Hail! (1:58) :

1-23 (track) Aria (Semele): Endless Pleasure, Endless Love (2:54) :

1-24 (track) Chorus Of Loves And Zephyrs: Endless Pleasure, Endless Love (1:46) :

(heading) Act II () :

2-1 (track) Sinfonia (1:49) :

2-2 (track) Recitativo (Juno, Iris): Iris, Impatient Of Thy Stay (1:05) :

2-3 (track) Aria (Iris): There, From Mortal Cares Retiring (2:59) :

2-4 (track) Recitativo Ed Accompagnato (Juno, Iris): No More! (2:26) :

2-5 (track) Aria (Juno): Hence, Iris, Hence Away! (3:53) :

2-6 (track) Aria (Cupid): Come, Zephyrs, Come (6:03) :

2-7 (track) Aria (Semele): O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? (2:47) :

2-8 (track) Recitativo (Semele): Let Me Not Another Moment (0:22) :

2-9 (track) Aria (Jupiter): Lay Your Doubts And Fears Aside (3:07) :

2-10 (track) Recitativo (Jupiter): You Are Mortal (0:34) :

2-11 (track) Aria (Semele): With Fond Desiring (3:34) :

2-12 (track) Chorus Of Loves And Zephyrs: How Engaging, How Endearing (2:46) :

2:13 (track) Recitativo (Semele, Jupiter): Ah Me! (1:36) :

2-14 (track) Aria (Jupiter): I Must Wih Speed Amuse Her (4:04) :

2:15 (track) Chorus Of Loves And Zephyrs: Now Love, That Everlasting Boy (2:32) :

2-16 (track) Recitativo (Jupiter, Semele): By My Command Now (1:33) :

2-17 (track) Aria (Jupiter): Where' Er You Walk (3:28) :

2-18 (track) Recitativo (Semele, Ino): Dear Sister, How Was Your Passage Hither? (0:47) :

2-19 (track) Aria (Ino): But Hark! (1:30) :

2-20 (track) Accompagnato Ed Arioso (Ino, Semele): Prepare Then, Ye Immortal Choir (2:06) :

2-21 (track) Chorus Of Nymphs And Swains: Bless The Glad Earth (2:39) :

(heading) Act III () :

3-1 (track) Sinfonia (1:53) :

3-2 (track) Accompagnato (Juno, Iris): Somnus, Awake! (0:32) :

3-3 (track) Aria (Somnus): Leave Me, Loathsome Light! (3:07) :

3-4 (track) Recitativo (Iris, Juno): Dull God, Canst Thou Attend The Water's Fall (0:35) :

3-5 (track) Aria (Somnus): More Sweet Is That Name (2:19) :

3-6 (track) Recitativo (Juno, Somnus): My Will Obey (1:26) :

3-7 (track) Duetto (Juno, Somnus): Obey My Will (1:59) :

3-8 (track) Aria (Semele): My Racking Thoughts (3:15) :

3-9 (track) Recitativo (Juno, Semele): Thus Shap' D Like Ino (1:08) :

3-10 (track) Accompagnato (Juno): Behold In This Mirror (2:56) :

3-11 (track) Recitativo (Semele): O Ecstasy Of Happiness! (0:13) :

3-12 (track) Aria (Semele): Myself I Shall Adore (6:47) :

3-13 (track) Recitativo (Juno, Semele): Be Wise, As You Are Beautiful (0:30) :

3-14 (track) Accompagnato (Juno): Conjure Him By His Oath (1:27) :

3-15 (track) Aria (Semele): Thus Let My Thanks Be Pay'd (2:18) :

3-16 (track) Recitativo (Juno, Semele): Rich Odours Fill The Fragrant Air (0:36) :

3-17 (track) Aria (Jupiter): Come To My Arms, My Lovely Fair (3:02) :

3-18 (track) Recitativo Ed Arioso (Jupiter, Semele): O Semele! Why Art Thou Thus Insensible? (1:39) :

3-19 (track) Recitativo Ed Accompagnato (Jupiter, Semele): Speak, Speak Your Desire (1:20) :

3-20 (track) Aria (Jupiter): Ah! Take Heed What You Press! (1:16) :

3-21 (track) Aria (Semele): No, No, I'll Take No Less (5:28) :

3-22 (track) Accompagnato (Jupiter): Ah, Whither Is She Gone! (2:57) :

3-23 (track) Aria (Juno): Above Measure Is The Pleasure (2:40) :

3-24 (track) Aria (Semele): Ah Me! Too Late I Now Repent (3:02) :

3-25 (track) Recitativo (Ino): Of My Ill-boding Dream (0:18) :

3-26 (track) Chorus Of Priests: O Terror And Astonishment! (3:05) :

3-27 (track) Recitativo (Ino, Cadmus, Athamas): How I Was Hence Remov'd (0:53) :

3-28 (track) Aria (Athamas): Despair No More Shall Wound Me (5:25) :

3-29 (track) Recitativo (Cadmus): See From Above The Bellying Clouds Descend (0:19) :

3-30 (track) Sinfonia (2:10) :

3-31 (track) Accompagnato (Apollo): Apollo Comes, To Relieve Your Care (1:06) :

3-32 (track) Chorus: Happy, Happy Shall We Be (3:48) :