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Verzeichnis der szenen und nummern = Index of scenes and numbers. Ouverture -- Gavotte -- Act I. Scene I. Accompagnato. Behold! auspicious flashes rise! (Priest or Cadmus) -- Chorus. Lucky omens, bless our rites -- Recitative and arioso. Daughter, obey, hear and obey! (Cadmus, Athamas) -- Accompagnato. Ah me! what refuge (Semele) -- Air. O Jove! in pity teach me (Semele) -- Air. The morning lark to mine accords his note (Semele) ; Recitative. See, she blushing turns her eyes (Athamas) -- Air. Hymen, haste, thy torch prepare (Athamas) ; Recitative. Alas, she yields, and has undone me! (Ino, Athamas, Semele) -- Quartet. Why dost thou untimely grieve (Semele, Ino, Athamas, Cadmus) -- Chorus. Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs -- Accompagnato. Again auspicious flashes rise (Cadmus) ; Recitative. Thy aid, pronubial Juno (Athamas, Semele) -- Chorus. Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceed -- Scene II. Recitative. O Athamas, what torture (Athamas) -- Air. Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eyes (Ino) ; Recitative. She weeps! the gentle maid (Athamas) -- Air. Your tuneful voice my tale would tell (Athamas) ; Recitative. Too well I see thou wilt not (Ino, Athamas) -- Duet. You've undone me, look not on me (Ino, Athamas) -- Scene III. Recitative. Ah, wretched prince, doom'd (Cadmus, Athamas) -- Accompagnato. Wing'd with our fears (Cadmus) ; Recitative. O prodigy, to me of dire portent! (Athamas, Ino) -- Scene IV. Recitative. See, see! Jove's priests (Cadmus) -- Chorus. Hail, Cadmus, hail! -- Air. Endless pleasure, endless love (Semele) -- Chorus. Endless pleasure, endless love -- Act II. Scene I. Symphony ; Recitative. Iris, impatient of thy stay (Juno, Iris) -- Air. There, from mortal cares retiring (Iris) ; Recitative. No more, I'll hear no more! (Juno) -- Accompagnato. Awake, Saturina, from thy lethargy (Juno, Iris) -- Air. Hence, Iris, hence away (Juno) -- Scene II. Air. O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (Semele) -- Scene III. Recitative. Let me not another moment (Semele) -- Air. Lay your doubts and fears aside (Jupiter) ; Recitative. You are mortal and require (Jupiter) -- Air. With fond desiring (Semele) -- Chorus. How engaging, how endearing ; Recitative. Ah me!/Why sighs my Semele? (Semele, Jupiter) -- Air. I must with speed amuse her (Jupiter) -- Chorus. Now Love, that everlasting boy, invites ; Recitative. By my command now at this instant (Jupiter, Semele) -- Air. Where'er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade (Jupiter) -- Scene IV. Recitative. Dear sister, how was your passage (Semele, Ino) -- Air. But hark! the heav'nly sphere turns round (Ino) -- Duet. Prepare then, ye immortal choir! (Semele, Ino) -- Chorus. Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays -- Act III. Scene I. Symphony -- Accompagnato. Somnus, awake! (Juno, Iris) -- Air. Leave me, loathsome light! (Somnus) ; Recitative. Dull God, canst thou attend (Iris, Juno) -- Air. More sweet is that name (Somnus) ; Recitative. My will obey, she shall be thine (Juno, Somnus) -- Duet. Obey my will, thy rod resign (Juno, Somnus) -- Scene II. Air. My racking thoughts (Semele) -- Scene III. Recitative. Thus shaped like Ino (Juno, Semele) ; Arioso. Behold in this mirror (Juno) ; Recitative. O ecstasy of happiness (Semele) -- Air. Myself I shall adore (Semele) ; Recitative. Be wise, as you are beautiful (Juno, Semele) -- Accompagnato. Conjure him by his oath (Juno) -- Air. Thus let my thanks be paid (Semele) ; Recitative. Rich odours fill the fragrant air (Juno, Semele) -- Scene IV. Air. Come to my arms, my lovely fair (Jupiter) ; Recitative. O Semele! why art thou (Jupiter) -- Air. I ever am granting (Semele) ; Recitative. Speak, speak your desire (Jupiter, Semele) -- Accompagnato. By that tremendous flood (Jupiter) ; Recitative. You'll grant what I require? (Semele, Jupiter) ; Symphony -- Accompagnato. Then cast off this human shape (Semele) -- Air. Ah! take heed what you press! (Jupiter) -- Air. No, no, I'll take no less (Semele) -- Scene V. Accompagnato. Ah! whither is she gone! (Jupiter) -- Scene VI. Air. Above measure is the pleasure (Juno) -- Scene VII. Arioso. Ah me! too late I now repent (Semele) -- Scene VIII. Recitative. Of my ill-boding dream (Ino) -- Chorus. O terror and astonishment! ; Recitative. How I was hence remov'd (Ino, Cadmus, Athamas) -- Air. Despair no more shall wound me (Athamas) ; Recitative. See from above the bellying clouds (Cadmus) -- Scene the last. Symphony -- Accompagnato. Apollo comes to relieve your care (Apollo) -- Chorus. Happy, happy shall we be -- Anhang = Appendix I. Fassung vom Dezember 1744 = Version of December 1744. Recitative. Thy aid, pronubial Juno (Athamas, Semele) ; Air. Mi lusinga il dolce affetto (Athamas) ; Recitative. Too well I see thou wilt not (Ino, Athamas) -- Duet. You've undone me, look not on me (Ino, Athamas) -- Air. Posso morir, ma vivere (Athamas) -- Recitative. Iris, impatient of thy stay (Juno, Iris) ; Recitative. No more, I'll hear no more! (Juno) -- Accompagnato. Awake, Saturina, from thy lethargy (Juno, Iris) ; Air. Fatto scorta al sentier (Juno) ; Recitative. Dear sister, how was your passage (Semele, Ino) ; Recitative. Dull God, canst thou attend (Iris) -- Air. Somnus rise, thyself forsake (Iris) ; Recitative. Peace, Iris, peace (Juno) ; Recitative. My will obey, she shall be thine (Juno, Somnus) ; Recitative. Thus shaped like Ino (Juno, Semele) -- Air. Non si vanti un'alma audace (Juno) ; Recitative. Be wise, as you are beautiful (Juno, Semele) -- Accompagnato. Conjure him by his oath (Juno) -- Accompagnato. Ah! whither is she gone! (Jupiter) -- Air. Verdi lauri (Juno) ; Recitative. How I was hence remove'd (Ino, Cadmus, Athamas) -- Anhang II = Appendix II. Frühe Fassung einzelner Musiksätze = Early versions of single movements. Accompagnato. Behold! auspicious flashes rise! (Priest or Cadmus) -- Recitative and arioso. Daughter, obey, hear and obey! (Cadmus, Athamas) -- Air. The morning lark to mine accords his note (Semele) -- Air. See, she blushing turns her eyes (Ino) -- Quartet. Why dost thou thus untimely grieve (Semele, Ino, Athamas, Cadmus) -- Recitative. Thy aid, pronubial Juno (Athamas, Semele) -- Recitative. O Athamas, what torture (Athamas) -- Recitative. She weeps! the gentle maid (Athamas) -- Recitative. Ah, wretched prince, doom'd (Cadmus, Athamas) -- Recitative. O prodigy, to me of dire portent! (Athamas, Ino) -- Air. Come, Zephyrs, come (Cupid) -- Symphony and accompagnato. Somnus, awake (Juno, Iris) -- Air. Behold in this mirror (Juno) -- Accompagnato. Conjure him by his oath (Juno) -- Air. I'll be pleas'd with no less (Semele) -- Recitative. How I was hence remov'd (Ino, Cadmus, Athamas) -- Chorus. Happy, happy shall we be. |
