Semele, HWV 58: Act I

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composer:George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:William Congreve
part of:Semele, HWV 58 (order: 2)
parts:1. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Behold! Auspicious Flashes Rise
2. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Lucky Omens Bless Our Rites
3. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Daughter, Obey
4. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Ah Me!
5. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: O Jove! in Pity Teach Me Which to Choose
6. Semele, HWV 58: Act I. "Hymen, hast, thy torch prepare"
7. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Alas! She Yields
8. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Why Dost Thou Thus Untimely Grieve
9. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Avert These Omens, All Ye Pow'rs
10. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Again Auspicious Flashes Rise
11. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 1: Cease, Cease Your Vows, 'Tis Impious to Proceed
12. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 2: Turn, Hopeless Lover, Turn Thy Eyes
13. Semele, HWV 58: Act I. "Your tuneful voice my tale would tell"
14. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 2: Too Well I See
15. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 2: You've Undone Me
16. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 3: Ah! Wretched Prince
17. Semele, HWV 58, Act I Scene 4: Hail Cadmus, Hail!
19. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act I. Air and Chorus: "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Semele, Chorus)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Ah, me!" (Semele)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner3:53
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Avert these omens" (Chorus of Priests)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner3:05
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Behold! Auspicious flashes rise" (Priest)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner1:46
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Cease, cease your vows" (Chorus of Priests)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner0:33
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Lucky omens bless our rites" (Chorus)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner4:39
Semele: Act I, Scene I. "Why dost thou thus untimely grieve" (Cadmus)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner3:24
Semele: Act I, Scene I. Chorus of PriestspartialEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary3:54
Semele: Act I, Scene I. Chorus of PriestspartialEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary2:12
Semele: Act I, Scene I. Recitative - Duet (Cadmus, Athamas)partialEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1:14
Semele: Act I, Scene I. Recitative (Cadmus, Athamas, Semele, Chorus of Priests)partialEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary2:06
Semele: Act I, Scene I. Recitative (Ino, Athamas, Semele) - Quartet "Cadmus, Ino, Athamas, Semele"partialEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary4:28
Semele: Act I, Scene I. Recitative (Priest)partialEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1:56
Semele: Act I, Scene I. Recitative & Aria (Semele)partialEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary3:37
Semele: Act I, Scene II. "Oh, Athamas; what torture hast thou borne!" (Athamas)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner0:57
Semele: Act I, Scene II. "You've undone me" (Ino)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner3:07
Semele: Act I, Scene III. "Ah, wretched prince" (Cadmus)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner1:48
Semele: Act I, Scene III. Recitative & Aria (Cadmus, Athamas, Ino)partialEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary3:08
Semele: Act I, Scene IV. "Endless pleasure" (Chorus)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner1:46
Semele: Act I, Scene IV. "Endless pleasure" (Semele)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner2:51
Semele: Act I, Scene IV. "See, see!" (Cadmus)partialEnglish Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner2:06
Semele: Act I, Scene IV. Aria (Semele, Chorus)partialEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary4:54
Semele: Act I, Scene IV. Recitative (Cadmus) - Chorus of Priests & AugurspartialEnglish Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary1:38