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Handel - Semele, Opera-Oratorio (1744) / Diaz, Armstrong, Watts, Tear, Palmer, ECO, Somary

George Frideric Handel, Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra
Handel - Semele, Opera-Oratorio (1744) / Diaz, Armstrong, Watts, Tear, Palmer, ECO, Somary
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Overture
2. Recitative: Priest 'Behold, Auspicious Flashes Rise...'
3. Chorus Of Priests 'Lucky Omens Bless Our Rites'
4. Cadmus, Athamas. Recitative, Arioso & Duet: Cadmus: 'Daughter, Obey'
5. Recitative & Aria: Semele 'Ah Me...'
6. Cadmus, Ino, Athamus, Semele. Recitative: Ino 'Alas! She Yields': Quartet: Response
7. Chorus Of Priests 'Avert These Omens'
8. Cadmus, Athamas, Semele, Chorus Of Priests. Rectative: Cadmus: 'Again, Auspicious Flashes...'
9. Cadmus, Athamas, Ino. Recitative & Aria: Cadmus 'Ah, Wretched Prince...'
10. Cadmus, Chorus Of Priests & Augurs. Recitative: Cadmus, Chorus 'See, See'
11. Semele, Chorus. Aria: Semale, 'Endless Pleasure'
12. Sinfonia
13. Juno, Iris, Recitative & Aria: Juno, 'Awake Saturnia'
14. Aira: Semele 'Oh Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?'
15. Semele, Jupiter. Aria: Semele, 'Let Me Not Another Moment'
16. Jupiter; Athamus, Chorus Of Loves & Zephyrs. Recitative, Jupiter: 'You Are Mortal'
17. Jupiter, Semele. Recitative: Semele 'Ah, Me' Aria, Jupiter: 'Why Sigh'
18. Chorus Of Loves & Zephyrs 'Now Love, That Everlasting Boy Invites'
19. Jupiter, Semele. Recitative & Aria: Jupiter 'By My Command'..Where'er You Walk'
20. Recitative & Aria: Semele, Ino
Track Listings (18) - Disc #2
1. Duet: Semele & Ino 'Preapre Then, Ye Immortal Choir'
2. Chorus Of Nymphs & Swains: 'Bless the Glad Earth'
3. Sinfonia
4. Recitative. & Aria: Juno Iris, Somnus. Juno 'Somnus Awake'
5. Iris, Juno, Somnus. Recit. Iris 'Dull God, Canst Though Attend' Aria, Juno:
6. Juno, Somnus & Iris. Recitative: Juno: 'My Will Obey'
7. Juno, Semele. Aria: Semele 'Myself I Shall Adore'
8. Recitative & Aria: Juno, Semele. Juno: 'Be Wise, As You Are Beautiful'...
9. Recitative & Aria: Juno, Semele. Juno: 'Rich Odours Fill the Fragrant Air'...
10. Recitative & Aria: Juno, Semele. Juno: 'Rich Odours Fill the Fragrant Air'...
11. Jupiter, Semele. Recitative & Aria: 'Speak, Speak Your Desire'
12. Aria: Semele 'No, No, I'll Take No Less'
13. Aria; Jupiter 'Ah, Wither Is She Gone?'
14. Aria: Juno 'Above Measure Is the Pleasure'
15. Aria: Semele 'Ah, Me! Too Late I Now Repent'
16. Cadmus, Athamus, Ino Chorus Of Priests. Recitative: Ino: 'Of My Ill-Boding Dream'
17. Sinfonia
18. Recitative & Aria: Apollo: 'Apollo Comes' Chorus: 'Happy, Happy'

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CD Details

All Artists: George Frideric Handel, Johannes Somary, English Chamber Orchestra, Justino Diaz, Sheila Armstrong, Helen Watts, Robert Tear, Felicity Palmer
Title: Handel - Semele, Opera-Oratorio (1744) / Diaz, Armstrong, Watts, Tear, Palmer, ECO, Somary
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: alto
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 10/9/2007
Genre: Classical
Style: Opera & Classical Vocal
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 894640001738

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CD Reviews

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Siri Kirpal Kaur Khalsa | Eugene, OR United States | 05/02/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This budget version (originally issued in 1973) of Handel's great opera/oratorio has a lot going for it. The chorus is always good and sometimes superb; the basses--Justino Diaz as Cadmus/Somnus and Neilson Taylor as the Priest--are both excellent; Robert Tear has a large, beautiful tenor voice, perfect for the role of Jupiter; Helen Watts is a marvel as Ino/Juno, her voice changing so that you can actually hear the difference in the two women she sings...and sings beautifully. I'd love to give this 5 stars, but unfortunately, the title role is not sung well...at least, not to my ears. Sheila Armstrong was very popular in Great Britain at the time, so maybe it's just me, but her voice sounds very shrill and weak for the part. At first it didn't bother me, but by the end of the recording it did. Nonetheless, for the price, the recording is a good deal."