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Semele (The Story of Semele) HWV 58 (Oratorium) (Gesamtaufnahme)
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Rezitativ: Behold auspicious flashes rise (1. Akt)
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Arie: Lucky omens bless our rites (aus From this happy day von John Eccles)
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Rezitativ: Daughter, obey, hear, and obey
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Arie: Ah me! What refuge now is left me?
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Arie: See, she blushing turns her eyes
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Arie: Hymen haste, thy torch prepare
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Rezitativ: Alas! She yields, and has undone me
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Quartett: Why dost thou thus untimely grieve?
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Rezitativ: Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs!
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Trio: Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs!
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Rezitativ: Again auspicious flashes rise
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Rezitativ: Cease your vows
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Rezitativ: O Athamas, what torture hast thou born!
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Arie: Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eyes
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Rezitativ: She weeps!
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Arie: Such unavailing mercy is in beauty found
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Rezitativ: Ah me, too much afflicted!
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Duett: You've undone me
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Rezitativ: Ah, wretched prince, doom'd to disastrous love!
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Rezitativ: See, see, Jove's priests and holy augurs come
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Trio: Hail, Cadmus, hail!
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Arie: Endless pleasure, endless love
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Arie: Haste, haste, to sacrifice prepare
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Chor: Cease your mourning!
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Sinfonia (2. Akt)
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Rezitativ: Iris, impatient of thy stay
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Arie: There from mortal cares retiring
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Arie: Thither Flora the Fair
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Rezitativ: No more - I'll hear no more
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Arie: Not one of curst Agenor's race I'll spare
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Rezitativ: Hear, mighty queen
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Arie: See, after the toils of an amorous fight
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Arie: Come zephyrs, come, while Cupid sings
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Arie: Dance of the zephyrs (aus A Sett of Aires made for the Queen's Coronation von John Eccles)
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Arie: O sleep, why dost thou leave me?
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Arie: Sleep forsaking
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Rezitativ: Let me not another moment
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Arie: Lay thy doubts and fears aside
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Rezitativ: Nor was I absent
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Arie: If cheerful hopes
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Duett: If this be love, not you alone
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Rezitativ: Ah me! - Why sighs my Semele?
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Arie: With my frailty don't upbraid me
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Rezitativ: Thy sex of Jove's the masterpiece
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Arie: Thy needless fears remove
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Rezitativ: By my command
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Sinfonia (aus Rinaldo und Armida von John Eccles)
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Sinfonia (3. Akt)
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Rezitativ: Somnus, awake
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Arie: Leave me, loathsome light
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Rezitativ: Dull God, can'st thou attend the waters fall
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Duett: Only love on sleep has pow'r
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Rezitativ: Somnus, arise
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Arie: More sweet is that name
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Rezitativ: My will obey
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Duett: Away let us haste
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Arie: I love and am lov'd
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Rezitativ: Thus shaped like Ino
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Arie: Behold in this mirrour
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Rezitativ: O ecstasy of happiness!
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Arie: Ah charming all o'er!
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Rezitativ: Be wise as you are beautiful
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Arie: Unknowing your intent
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Rezitativ: But how shall I attain to immortality?
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Arie: Thus let my thanks be paid
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Rezitativ: Rich odours fill the fragrant air
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Arie: Come to my arms, my lovely fair
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Arie: Tho' 'tis easie to please you
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Arie: When I languish with anguish
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Duett: I dare not - Ah fear not
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Rezitativ: Oh Semele, why art thou thus insensible?
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Arie: I ever am granting
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Arie: Speak, speak your desire
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Rezitativ: Swear by the stygian lake
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Arie: Then cast off this human shape which you wear
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Arie: Ah! take heed what you press
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Arie: I'll be pleas'd with no less
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Rezitativ und Arioso: Ah! Whither is she gone!
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Arie: Above measure is the pleasure
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Rezitativ: Ah me! too late I now repent
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Rezitativ: Of my ill-boding dream
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Arie: Apollo comes to relieve your care
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Arie: From tyrannous love
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Arie: Then mortals be merry
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Chor: Then mortals be merry
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