| 1 |
Act I Scene 1: Overture |
George Frideric Handel |
| 2 |
Act I Scene 1: Behold, by Persia’s hero made (Chorus of Babylonians) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 3 |
Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Well may they laugh, from meagre famine safe (Gobrias, Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 4 |
Act I Scene 2: Aria: Oppress’d with never-ceasing grief (Gobrias) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 5 |
Act I Scene 2: Aria: Dry those unavailing tears (Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 6 |
Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Be comforted (Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 7 |
Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Methought, as on the bank of deep Euphrates (Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 8 |
Act I Scene 2: Recitative: Now tell me, Gobrias, does not this Euphrates (Cyrus, Gobrias) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 9 |
Act I Scene 2: Aria: Behold the monstrous human beast (Gobrias) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 10 |
Act I Scene 2: Recitative – Aria: Can you then think it strange (Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 11 |
Act I Scene 2: Recitative: My friends, be confident and boldly enter upon this high exploit (Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 12 |
Act I Scene 2: All empires upon God depend (Chorus of Persians) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 13 |
Act I Scene 3: Aria: O sacred oracles of truth (Daniel) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 14 |
Act I Scene 3: Recitative: Rejoice, my countrymen! (Daniel) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 15 |
Act I Scene 3: Sing, O ye Heav’ns, for the Lord hath done it! (Chorus of Jews) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 16 |
Act I Scene 4: Aria: Let festal joy triumphant reign (Belshazzar) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 17 |
Act I Scene 4: Recitative: For you my friends, the nobles of my court (Belshazzar, Nitocris) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 18 |
Act I Scene 4: Recall, O king, thy rash command (Chorus of Jews) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 19 |
Act I Scene 4: Recitative: They tell you true (Nitocris, Belshazzar) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 20 |
Act I Scene 4: Duet: O dearer than my life, forbear (Nitocris, Belshazzar) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 21 |
Act I Scene 4: By slow degress the wrath of God (Chorus of Jews) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 22 |
Act II Scene 1: See, from his post Euphrates flies (Chorus of Persians) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 23 |
Act II Scene 1: Recitative: You see, my friends, a path into the city lies open (Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 24 |
Act II Scene 1: To arms, to arms, no more delay! (Chorus of Persians) |
George Frideric Handel |
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Act II Scene 2: Ye tutelar gods of our empire (Chorus of Babylonians) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 26 |
Act II Scene 2: Aria: Let the deep bowl thy praise confess (Belshazzar) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 27 |
Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Where is the God of Judah’s boasted pow’r? (Belshazzar) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 28 |
Act II Scene 2: Chorus – Recitative: Help, help the king! (Belshazzar) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 29 |
Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Call all my Wise Men (Belshazzar) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 30 |
Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Ye sages, welcome always to your king (Belshazzar, Wise Men) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 31 |
Act II Scene 2: Oh, misery! Oh terror, hopeless grief! (Chorus of Babylonians) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 32 |
Act II Scene 2: Recitative: O king, live for ever! (Nitocris, Belshazzar) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 33 |
Act II Scene 2: Aria: No, to thyself thy trifles be (Daniel) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 34 |
Act II Scene 2: Reicitative: Yet, to obey His dread command (Daniel) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 35 |
Act II Scene 2: Recitative: Oh, sentence too severe (Nitocris) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 36 |
Act II Scene 2: Aria: Regard thyself (Nitocris) |
George Frideric Handel |
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Act II Scene 3: Aria: O God of truth, O faithful guide (Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 38 |
Act II Scene 3: Recitative: You, Gobrias, lead directly to the palace (Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 39 |
Act II Scene 2: O glorious prince, , thrice happy they born to enjoy thy future sway (Chorus of Persians) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 40 |
Act III Scene 1: Aria: Alternate hopes and fears distract my mind (Nitocris) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 41 |
Act III Scene 1: Recitative: My hopes revive, here Arioch comes! (Nitocris, Arioch, Messenger) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 42 |
Act III Scene 1: Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth! (Chorus of Jews) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 43 |
Act III Scene 2: Aria: I thank thee, Sesach! (Belshazzar) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 44 |
Act III Scene 2: A Martial Symphony |
George Frideric Handel |
| 45 |
Act III Scene 3: Aria: To pow’r immortal my first thanks are due (Gobrias) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 46 |
Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Be it thy care, good Gobrias (Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 47 |
Act III Scene 3: Aria: Destructive war, thy limits know (Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 48 |
Act III Scene 3: Duet: Great victor, at your feet I bow (Nitocris, Cyrus) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 49 |
Act III Scene 3: Recitative: Say, venerable prophet, is there aught (Cyrus, Daniel) |
George Frideric Handel |
| 50 |
Act III Scene 3: Tell it out among the heathen (Soloists, Chorus) |
George Frideric Handel |
