Händel: Theodora

Mit Anton Scharinger, Jochen Kowalski, Hans-Peter Blochwitz, Roberta Alexander und Jard van Nes.

CD 1
1. Ouvertüre
2. Rezitativ: ‚Tis Dioclesian’s natal day (1. Teil)
3. Air: Go, my faithful soldier
4. Chor: And draw a blessing down
5. Rezitativ: Vouchsafe, dread Sir
6. Air: Racks, gibbets, sword and fire
7. Chor: For ever thus stands
8. Rezitativ: Most cruel edict
9. Air: The raptur’d soul
10. Rezitativ: I know thy virtues
11. Air: Descend, kind pity
12. Rezitativ. Though hard, my friends
13. Air: Fond flatt’ring world
14. Rezitativ: Oh bright example
15. Chor: Come, mighty Father
16. Rezitativ: Fly, fly, my brethren
17. Air: As with rosy steps
18. Chor: All pow’r in heaven above
19. Rezitativ: Mistaken wretches
20. Deluded mortal! (Rezitativ)
21. Oh worse than death indeed (Rezitativ accompagnato)
22. Air: Angels, ever bright and fair
23. Rezitativ: Unhappy, happy crew
24. Air: Kind heaven
25. Rezitativ: Oh love, how great thy pow’r
26. Chor: Go, gen’rous pious youth
27. Rezitativ: Ye men of Antioch (2. Teil)
28. Chor: Queen of summer
29. Air: Wide spread
30. Rezitativ: Return, Septimius
31. Chor: Venus laughing from the skies

CD 2
1. Largo
2. Rezitativ: Oh thou bright sun
3. Air: With darkness deep
4. Largo
5. But why art thou disquieted (Rezitativ)
6. Rezitativ: Septimius, I am a Christian
7. Air: Though the honours
8. Rezitativ: Oh save her then
9. Rezitativ: The clouds begin to veil
10. Air: Defend her, Heaven
11. Rezitativ: Or lull’d with grief
12. Air: Sweet rose and lily
13. Rezitativ: Oh save me, Heaven
14. Air: The pilgrim’s home
15. Forbid it, Heaven (Rezitativ accompagnato)
16. Ah! What is liberty (Rezitativ)
17. Duett. To thee, thou glorious son
18. Rezitativ: ‚tis night
19. Chor: He saw the lonely youth
20. Air: Lord to thee (3. Teil)
21. But see! the good, the virtuous Didymus (Rezitativ)
22. Chor: Blest be the hand
23. Ah, Theodora! Whence this sudden change (Rezitativ)
24. Duett: Whither, princess, do you fly?
25. Rezitativ: She’s gone
26. Dwells there such virtuous courage (Rezitativ)
27. Air: From virtue springs
28. Air: Cease, ye slaves
29. Rezitativ: Oppose not, Didymus
30. Chor: How strange their ends
31. Rezitativ: On me your frowns
32. And must such beauty suffer? (Rezitativ)
33. Duett: Streams of pleasure
34. Rezitativ: Ere this their doom is past
35. Chor: Oh love divine

Die Aufnahme wurde 1991 mit dem Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik ausgezeichnet.