Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 35. "Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?" (Semele)

~ Aria

Relationships

composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1743)
librettist:William Congreve
part of:Semele, HWV 58: Act II (order: 9)

Recordings

DateTitleArtistLength
recordings
1956-12-04 – 1956-12-07Oh Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? (Semele, HWV 28)Kirsten Flagstad, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult3:59
1990-05Semele: Act II, Scene II. Air "O sleep, why dost thou leave me?" (Semele)Kathleen Battle, English Chamber Orchestra, John Nelson3:10
2011-03-21 – 2011-03-24Semele: O sleep, why dost thou leave me?Christine Schäfer, Deutsches Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, Julien Salemkour3:11
Act II: Aria: O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele)Barockorchester Frankfurt, Joachim Carlos Martini2:47
O sleep, why dost thou leave meFrank Patterson, London Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Seaman3:25
Oh Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave MeRenée Fleming, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Bicket3:18
Semele, HWV 58, Act II Scene 2: O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me (Live)English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner3:22
Semele, HWV 58, Act II, Scene 2: Oh Sleep, why dost thou leave me?Yvonne Kenny, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer3:10
Semele, HWV 58: 14. Recitative: Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele)John McCarthy, Amor Artis Chorale, Sheila Armstrong, Mark Deller, Justino Díaz, Edgar Fleet, Felicity Palmer, Robert Tear, Helen Watts, Harold Lester, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary3:50
Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act 2. Air: O sleep, why dost thou leave me?Beverly Sills3:11
Semele: "O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?"Robert White, City of London Baroque Sinfonia, Ivor Bolton3:17