Semele, HWV.58

Movements

1. Overture

Act I

1. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act I. Air and Chorus: "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Semele, Chorus)

1. Act I Scene 1: Behold! Auspicious Flashes Rise
2. Act I Scene 1: Lucky Omens Bless Our Rites
3. Act I Scene 1: Daughter, Obey
4. Act I Scene 1: Ah Me!
5. Act I Scene 1: O Jove! in Pity Teach Me Which to Choose

Act I

1. "Hymen, hast, thy torch prepare"

1. Act I Scene 1: Alas! She Yields
2. Act I Scene 1: Why Dost Thou Thus Untimely Grieve
3. Act I Scene 1: Avert These Omens, All Ye Pow'rs
4. Act I Scene 1: Again Auspicious Flashes Rise
5. Act I Scene 1: Cease, Cease Your Vows, 'Tis Impious to Proceed
6. Act I Scene 2: Turn, Hopeless Lover, Turn Thy Eyes

Act I

1. "Your tuneful voice my tale would tell"

1. Act I Scene 2: Too Well I See
2. Act I Scene 2: You've Undone Me
3. Act I Scene 3: Ah! Wretched Prince
4. Act I Scene 4: Hail Cadmus, Hail!

Act I

1. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act I. Air and Chorus: "Endless pleasure, endless love" (Semele, Chorus)

Act II

1. Sinfonia

1. Act II Scene 1: Iris, Impatient of Thy Stay
2. Act II Scene 1: There, from Mortal Cares Retiring

Act II

1. no. 31. "Awake, Saturnia, from thy lethargy!" (Juno)
2. no. 32. "Hear, mighty queen, while I recount" (Iris)
3. no. 33. "With adamant the gates are barr'd" (Iris)
4. no. 34. "Hence, Iris, hence away" (Juno)

1. Act II Scene 2: Come, Zephyrs, Come, While Cupid Sings

Act II

1. no. 35. "Oh sleep, why dost thou leave me?" (Semele)

1. Act II Scene 3: Let Me Not Another Moment
2. Act II Scene 3: Lay Your Doubts and Fears Aside
3. Act II Scene 3: You Are Mortal and Require

Act II

1. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act II. Air: "With fond desiring" (Semele)

1. Act II Scene 3: How Engaging, How Endearing
2. Act II Scene 3: Ah, Me!
3. Act II Scene 3: I Must with Speed Amuse Her

Act II

1. no. 43. "Now Love that everlasting boy"

1. Act II Scene 3: By My Command

Act II

1. no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)

1. Act II Scene 4: Dear Sister, How Was Your Passage Hither?
2. Act II Scene 4: But Hark! The Heav'nly Sphere Turns Round

Act II

1. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act II. Duetto: "Prepare then, ye immortal choir" (Semele, Ino, Chorus)

1. Act II Scene 4: Bless the Glad Earth with Heav'nly Lays

Act III

1. Sinfonia

1. Act III Scene 1: Somnus, Awake
2. Act III Scene 1: Leave Me, Loathsome Light
3. Act III Scene 1: Dull God, Canst Thou Attend the Water's Fall
4. Act III Scene 1: More Sweet is That Name
5. Act III Scene 1: My Will Obey
6. Act III Scene 1: Obey My Will, Thy Rod Resign
7. Act III Scene 2: My Racking Thoughts by No Kind Slumbers Freed
8. Act III Scene 3: Thus Shap'd Like Ino

Act III

1. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Recitative: "O ecstasy of happiness" (Semele)
2. Air "Myself I shall adore"

1. Act III Scene 3: Be Wise As You Are Beautiful

Act III

1. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Air: "Thus let my thanks de paid" (Semele)

1. Act III Scene 3: Rich Odours Fill the Fragrant Air
2. Act III Scene 4: Come to My Arms, My Lovely Fair
3. Act III Scene 4: O Semele!

Act III

1. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Air: "I ever am granting, you always complain" (Semele)

1. Act III Scene 4: Speak, Speak Your Desire
2. Act III Scene 4: Ah, Take Heed What You Press

Act III

1. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. Air: "No, no! I'll take no less" (Semele)

1. Act III Scene 5: Ah, Whither Is She Gone, Unhappy Fair?
2. Act III Scene 6: Above Measure

Act III

1. Semele, oratorio, HWV 58: Act III. "Ah me! Too late I now repeat" (Semele)

1. Act III Scene 8: O Terror and Astonishment!
2. Act III Scene 8: How I Was Hence Remov'd

Act III

1. "Despair no more shall wound me"

1. Act III Scene 8: See from Above the Bellying Clouds Descend
2. Act III Scene 9: Sinfonia
3. Act III Scene 9: Apollo Comes, to Relieve Your Care
4. Act III Scene 9: Happy, Happy We Shall Be

Elsewhere

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