Overture: Grave - Allegro

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Overture: Trio

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Overture: Courante

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 1: Recitative: 'Tis Dioclesian's natal day (Valens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Adam Plachetka, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 1: Air: Go, my faithful soldier, go (Valens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Adam Plachetka, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 1: Chorus: And draw a blessing down (Chorus of Heathens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 1: Recitative: Vouchsafe, dread Sir (Didymus, Valens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Adam Plachetka, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 1: Air: Racks, gibbets, sword and fire (Valens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Adam Plachetka, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 1: Chorus: For ever thus stands fix'd the doom (Chorus of Heathens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 2: Recitative: Most cruel edict! (Didymus, Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 2: Air: The raptur'd soul (Didymus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 2: Recitative: I know thy virtues, and ask not thy faith (Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 2: Air: Descend, kind Pity (Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 3: Recitative: Though hard, my friends (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 3: Air: Fond flatt'ring world, adieu! (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 3: Recitative: O bright example of all goodness! (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 3: Air: Bane of virtue, nurse of passions (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 3: Come, mighty Father, mighty Lord (Chorus of Christians)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 4: Recitative: Fly, fly my brethren (Messenger, Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 4: Air: As With Rosy Steps (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 4: All pow'r in Heaven above, or earth beneath (Chorus of Christians)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 5: Recitative: Mistaken wretches, why thus blind to fate (Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 5: Air: Dread the fruits of Christian folly (Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 5: Recitative: Deluded mortal! (Theodora, Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 5: Accompanied Recitative: Oh worse than death indeed! (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 5: Air: Angels ever bright and fair (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 6: Recitative: Unhappy, happy crew! (Didymus, Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 6: Air: Kind Heav'n if virtue be thy care (Didymus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 6: Recitative: O Love, how great thy pow'r! (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part I Scene 6: Chorus: Go, gen'rous pious youth! (Chorus of Christians)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 1: Recitative: Ye men of Antioch, with solemn pomp (Valens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Adam Plachetka, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 1: Chorus: Queen of summer, queen of love (Chorus of Heathens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 1: Air: Wide spread his Name (Valens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Adam Plachetka, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 1: Recitative: Return, Septimius, to the stubborn maid (Valens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Adam Plachetka, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 1: Venus laughing from the skies (Chorus of Heathens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 2: Symphony

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 2: Recitative: O thou bright sun! How sweet thy rays (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 2: Air: With darkness deep (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 2: Symphony of Soft Musick

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 2: Recitative: But why art thou disquieted, my soul? (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 2: Air: Oh that I on wings could rise (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 3: Recitative: Long have I known thy friendly social soul (Didymus, Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 3: Air: Tho' the honours, that Flora and Venus receive from the Romans (Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 3: Recitative: Oh save her then, or give me pow'r (Didymus, Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 3: Deeds of kindness to display, pity suing (Didymus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 4: Recitative: The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 4: Air: Defend her Heav'n! (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 5: Recitative: Or lull'd with grief or rapt her soul to heaven (Didymus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 5: Air: Sweet Rose and Lily (Didymus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 5: Recitative: Oh save me, Hea'v, in this my perilous Hour! (Theodora, Didymus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Tim Mead, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 5: Air: The pilgrim's home (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 5: Accompanied Recitative: Forbid it, Heaven! (Didymus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 5: Recitative: Or say, what right have I (Didymus, Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 5: Duet: To thee, thou glorious son of worth (Theodora, Didymus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Tim Mead, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 6: Recitative: 'Tis night; but night's sweet blessing (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part II Scene 6: Chorus: He saw the lovely youth, death's early prey (Chorus of Christians)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 1: Air: Lord, to Thee each night and day (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 2: Recitative: But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus (Irene, Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 2: Air: When sunk in anguish and despair (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 2: Blest be the hand, and blest the pow'r (Theodora, Chorus of Christians)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 3: Recitative: Undaunted in the court stands Didymus (Messenger, Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 3: Accompanied Recitative: O My Irene (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 3: Recitative: Stay me not, dear friend (Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 3: Duet: Whither, Princess, do you fly? (Irene, Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 3: Recitative: She's gone, disdaining liberty and life (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 3: Air: New scenes of Joy (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 4: Recitative: Is It a Christian virtue (Valens, Didymus)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Adam Plachetka, Tim Mead, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 5: Recitative: Be that my doom (Theodora, Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Louise Alder, Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 5: Air: From virtue springs each gen'rous deed (Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 5: Air: Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray'r (Valens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Adam Plachetka, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 5: Recitative: 'Tis kind, my friends, but kinder still (Didymus, Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 5: How strange their ends (Chorus of Heathens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 5: Recitative: On me your frowns your utmost rage exert (Didymus, Theodora, Valens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Louise Alder, Adam Plachetka, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 5: Air: Ye ministers of justice, lead them hence (Valens)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Adam Plachetka, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 6: Recitative: And must such beauty suffer? (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Louise Alder, Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 6: Air: Streams of pleasure ever flowing - Duet: Thither let our Hearts aspire (Didymus, Theodora)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Tim Mead, Louise Alder, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 7: Recitative: Ere this their doom is past (Irene)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Part III Scene 7: O love divine, thou source of fame (Irene, Chorus of Christians)

Composer: George Frideric Handel

Ensemble: Arcangelo

Performer: Anna Stéphany, Jonathan Cohen

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen