To legendarne nagranie dostępne jest w sprzedaży po raz pierwszy od wielu lat. Uważane jest za jedno z najlepszych, a nawet za wzorcowe wykonanie oratorium Haendla. Kunszt artystyczny zespołu Les Arts Florissants pod dyrekcją Williama Chrisite jest wprost niebywały. W rolach głównych słyszymy: Sophie Daneman (Theodora), Daniel Taylor (Didymus), Richard Croft (Septimius), Nathan Berg (Valens), Juliette Galstian (Irene) oraz Laurent Slaars (Messenger).Tracklista:CD 31. Theodora: Overture to Part I - Allegro2. Theodora: Overture to Part I - Trio3. Theodora: Overture to Part I - Courante4. Theodora: Part I "'Tis Diocletian's natal day" [Valens]5. Theodora: Part I "Go, my faithful soldier, go" [Valens]6. Theodora: Part I "And draw a blessing down" [Chorus]7. Theodora: Part I "Vouchsafe, dread Sir, a gracious ear" [Didymus, Valens]8. Theodora: Part I "Racks, gibbets, sword and fire" [Valens]9. Theodora: Part I "For ever thus stands fixed the doom" [Chorus]10. Theodora: Part I "Most cruel edict!" [Didymus]11. Theodora: Part I "The raptur'd soul defies the sword" [Didymus]12. Theodora: Part I "I know thy virtues" [Septimius]13. Theodora: Part I "Desend, kind pity, heav'nly guest" [Septimius]14. Theodora: Part I "Tho' hard, my friends" [Theodora]15. Theodora: Part I "Fond, flatt'ring world, adieu!" [Theodora]16. Theodora: Part I "O bright example of all goodness!" [Irene]17. Theodora: Part I "Bane of virtue" [Irene]18. Theodora: Part I "Come, mighty Father" [Chorus]19. Theodora: Part I "Fly, fly, my brethren" [Messenger] "Ah! whither should we fly?" [Irene]20. Theodora: Part I "As with rosy steps the morn" [Irene]21. Theodora: Part I "All pow'r in Heav'n above" [Chorus]22. Theodora: Part I "Mistaken wretches!" [Septimius]23. Theodora: Part I "Dread the fruits of Christian folly" [Septimius]24. Theodora: Part I "Deluded mortal!" [Theodora, Septimius]25. Theodora: Part I "Oh worse than death indeed!" [Theodora]26. Theodora: Part I "Angels, ever bright and fair" [Theodora]27. Theodora: Part I "Unhappy, happy crew!" [Didymus, Irene]28. Theodora: Part I "Kind Heav'n, if virtue be thy care" [Didymus]29. Theodora: Part I "O love, how great thy pow'r!" [Irene]30. Theodora: Part I "Go gen'rous, pious youth" [Chorus]CD 21. Theodora: Part II "Ye men of Antioch" [Valens]2. Theodora: Part II "Queen of summer, queen of love" [Chorus]3. Theodora: Part II "Wide spread his name" [Valens]4. Theodora: Part II "Return, Septimius" [Valens]5. Theodora: Part II "Venus, laughing from the skies" [Chorus]6. Theodora: Part II Symphony7. Theodora: Part II "O thou bright sun!" [Theodora]8. Theodora: Part II "With Darkness deep as is my woe" [Theodora]9. Theodora: Part II Sinfonia10. Theodora: Part II "But why art thou disquieted, my soul?" [Theodora]11. Theodora: Part II "Oh, that I on wings could rise" [Theodora]12. Theodora: Part II "Long have I known" [Didymus, Septimius]13. Theodora: Part II "Tho' the honours that Flora and Venus receive" [Septimius]14. Theodora: Part II "O save her then" [Didymus, Septimius]15. Theodora: Part II "Deeds of kindness to display" [Didymus]16. Theodora: Part II "The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere" [Irene]17. Theodora: Part II "Defend her, Heav'n" [Irene]18. Theodora: Part II "Or lulled with grief" [Didymus]19. Theodora: Part II "Sweet rose and lilly, flow'ry form" [Didymus]20. Theodora: Part II "O save me, Heav'n" [Theodora, Didymus]21. Theodora: Part II "The pilgrim's home, the sick man's health" [Theodora]22. Theodora: Part II "Forbid it, Heav'n!" [Didymus]23. Theodora: Part II "Or say, what right have I" [Didymus, Theodora]24. Theodora, HWV 68, Part 2: "To thee, thou glorious son of worth" (Theodora, Didymus)25. Theodora: Part II "'Tis night, but night's sweet blessing" [Irene]26. Theodora: Part II "He saw the lovely youth" [Chorus]CD 31. Theodora: Part III "Lord to thee, each night and day" [Irene]2. Theodora: Part III "But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus!" [Irene, Theodora]3. Theodora: Part III "When sunk in anguish and despair" [Theodora]4. Theodora: Part III "Blest be the hand" [Chorus, Theodora]5. Theodora: Part III "Undaunted in the court" [Messenger, Irene]6. Theodora: Part III "O my Irene, Heav'n is kind" "Stay me not, my friend" [Theodora]7. Theodora: Part III "Whither, Princess, do you fly" [Irene, Theodora]8. Theodora: Part III "She's gone, disdaining liberty and life" [Irene]9. Theodora: Part III "New scenes of joy come crowding on" [Irene]10. Theodora: Part III "Is it a Christian virtue, then" [Valens, Didymus] "Be that my doom" [Theodora, Septimius]11. Theodora: Part III "From Virtue springs each gen'rous deed" [Septimius]12. Theodora: Part III "Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray'r" [Valens]13. Theodora: Part III "'Tis kind, my friends" [Didymus, Theodora]14. Theodora: Part III "How strange their ends" [Chorus]15. Theodora: Part III "On me your frowns" [Didymus, Theodora, Valens]16. Theodora: Part III "And must such beauty suffer!" [Didymus, Theodora, Septimius]17. Theodora: Part III "Streams of pleasure ever flowing..." "Thither let our hearts aspire!" [Didymus, Theodora]18. Theodora: Part III "Ere this their doom is past" [Irene]19.Theodora: Part III "O love divine, thou source of fame" [Irene, Chorus]

• Wykonawca Les Arts Florissants , Daneman Sophie , Taylor Daniel , Croft Richard , Berg Nathan , Galstian Juliette , Slaars Laurent
• Data premiery 2015-09-11
• Nośnik CD

Tracklista: CD 1 1. Overture 2. Act I Scene 1: Recitativo: 'Tis Dioclesian's natal day (Valens) 3. Act I Scene 1: Air: Go, my faithful soldier, go (Valens) 4. Act I Scene 1: Chorus: And draw a blessing down (Chorus of Heathens) 5. Act I Scene 1: Recitativo: Vouchsafe, dread Sir (Didymus, Valens) 6. Act I Scene 1: Air: Racks, gibbets, sword and fire (Valens) 7. Act I Scene 1: Chorus: For ever thus stands fix'd the doom (Chorus of Heathens) 8. Act I Scene 2: Recitativo: Most cruel edict! (Didymus) 9. Act I Scene 2: Air: The raptur'd soul (Didymus) 10. Act I Scene 2: Recitativo: I know thy virtues, and ask not thy faith (Septimius) 11. Act I Scene 2: Air: Descend, kind Pity (Septimius) 12. Act I Scene 3: Recitativo: Though hard, my friends (Theodora) 13. Act I Scene 3: Air: Fond flatt'ring world, adieu! (Theodora) 14. Act I Scene 3: Recitativo: Oh bright example of all goodness (Irene) 15. Act I Scene 3: Air: Bane of virtue, nurse of passions (Irene) 16. Act I Scene 3: Chorus: Come, mighty Father, mighty Lord (Chorus of Christians) 17. Act I Scene 4: Recitativo: Fly, fly my brethren (Messenger, Irene) 18. Act I Scene 4: Air: As With Rosy Steps (Irene) 19. Act I Scene 4: Chorus: All pow'r in Heaven above, or earth beneath (Chorus of Christians) 20. Act I Scene 5: Recitativo: Mistaken wretches, why thus blind to fate (Septimius) 21. Act I Scene 5: Air: Dread the fruits of Christian folly (Septimius) 22. Act I Scene 5: Recitativo: Deluded mortal! (Theodora, Septimius) 23. Act I Scene 5: Accompagnato: Oh worse than death indeed! (Theodora) 24. Act I Scene 5: Air: Angels, ever bright and fair (Theodora) 25. Act I Scene 6: Recitativo: Unhappy, happy crew! (Didymus, Irene) 26. Act I Scene 6: Accompagnato and Air: Kind Heaven, if virtue be thy care (Didymus) 27. Act I Scene 6: Recitativo: Oh Love, how great thy pow'r! (Irene) 28. Act I Scene 6: Chorus: Go, gen'rous pious youth! (Chorus of Christians) CD 2 1. Act II Scene 1: Recitativo: Ye men of Antioch, with solemn pomp (Valens) 2. Act II Scene 1: Chorus: Queen of summer, queen of love (Chorus of Heathens) 3. Act II Scene 1: Air: Wide spread his Name (Valens) 4. Act II Scene 1: Recitativo: Return, Septimius, to the stubborn maid (Valens) 5. Act II Scene 1: Chorus: Venus laughing from the skies (Chorus of Heathens) 6. Act II Scene 2: Symphony 7. Act II Scene 2: Recitativo: O thou bright sun! How sweet thy rays (Theodora) 8. Act II Scene 2: Air: With darkness deep (Theodora) 9. Act II Scene 2: Symphony 10. Act II Scene 2: Recitativo: But why art thou disquieted, my soul (Theodora) 11. Act II Scene 2: Air: Oh that I on wings could rise (Theodora) 12. Act II Scene 3: Recitativo: Long have I known thy friendly social soul (Didymus, Septimius) 13. Act II Scene 3: Air: Though the honours, that Flora and Venus receive from the Romans (Septimius) 14. Act II Scene 3: Recitativo: Oh save her then, or give me pow'r (Didymus, Septimius) 15. Act II Scene 3: Air: Deeds of kindness to display, pity suing (Didymus) 16. Act II Scene 4: Recitativo: The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere (Irene) 17. Act II Scene 4: Air: Defend her Heaven! (Irene) 18. Act II Scene 5: Recitativo: Or lull'd with grief or rapt her soul to heaven (Didymu) 19. Act II Scene 5: Air: Sweet Rose and Lily (Didymus) 20. Act II Scene 5: Recitativo: Oh save me, Heaven (Theodora, Didymus) 21. Act II Scene 5: Air: The pilgrim's home (Theodora) 22. Act II Scene 5: Accompagnato: Forbid it, Heaven! (Didymus) 23. Act II Scene 5: Recitativo: Or say, what right have I to take what just reflection (Didymus, Theodora) 24. Act II Scene 5: Duet: To thee, thou glorious son of worth (Theodora, Didymus) 25. Act II Scene 6: Recitativo: 'Tis night; but night's sweet blessing (Irene) 26. Act II Scene 6: Chorus: He saw the lovely youth, death's early prey (Chorus of Christians) CD 3 1. Act III Scene 1: Air: Lord, to Thee each night and day (Irene) 2. Act III Scene 2: Recitativo: But see, the good, the virtuous Didymus (Irene, Theodora) 3. Act III Scene 2: Air: When sunk in anguish and despair (Theodora) 4. Act III Scene 2: Chorus: Blest be the hand, and blest the pow'r (TheodoraChorus of Christians) 5. Act III Scene 3: Recitativo and Accompagnato: Undaunted in the court stands Didymus (Messenger, Irene, Theodora) 6. Act III Scene 3: Duet: Whither, Princess, do you fly (Irene, Theodora) 7. Act III Scene 3: Recitativo: She's gone, disdaining liberty and life (Irene) 8. Act III Scene 3: Air: New scenes of joy (Irene) 9. Act III Scene 4: Recitativo: Is it a Christian virtue then (Valens, Didymus) - Scene 5: Be that my doom! (Theodora, Septimius) 10. Act III Scene 5: Air: From virtue springs each gen'rous deed (Septimius) 11. Act III Scene 5: Air: Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray'r (Valens) 12. Act III Scene 5: Recitativo: 'Tis kind, my friends, but kinder still (Didymus, Theodora) 13. Act III Scene 5: Chorus: How strange their ends (Chorus of Heathens) 14. Act III Scene 5: Recitativo: On me your frowns your utmost rage exert (Didymus, Theodora, Valens) 15. Act III Scene 5: Air: Ye ministers of justice, lead them hence (Valens) 16. Act III Scene 6: Recitativo: And must such beauty suffer (Didymus, Theodora, Septimius) 17. Act III Scene 6: Air and Duet: Streams of pleasure ever flowing (Didymus, Theodora) 18. Act III Scene 7: Recitativo: Ere this their doom is past (Irene) 19. Act III Scene 7: Chorus: Oh love devine, thou source of fame (Chorus of Christians)

• Wykonawca Various Artists
• Data premiery 2016-03-11
• Nośnik CD