Davies,Iestyn Eternal Heaven Handel Arias & Duos / Oratorios CD

A complete Handel program recorded with Thomas Dunford, Ensemble Jupiter, mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre and British countertenor lestyn Davies. They all wanted to build the narrative of a strong love story between the two heroes. The album features arias from Semele, Theodora, Saul, Susanna, Esther, and more.

1. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: "Eternal Source of Light Divine" 2. Theodora, HWV 68, Act 2: "With Darkness Deep, As Is My Woe" (Theodora) 3. The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: "Yet, Can I Hear That Dulcet Lay" (Hercules) 4. Hercules, HWV 60, Act 2: "Joys of Freedom" (Dejanira, Iole) 5. Theodora, HWV 68, Act 1: "As with Rosy Steps the Morn" (Irene) 6. Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: "Despair No More Shall Wound Me" (Athamas) 7. Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: "Will the Sun Forget to Streak" (Queen of Sheba) 8. Susanna, HWV 66, Act 3: "To My Chaste Susanna's Praise" (Joacim, Susanna) 9. Saul, HWV 53, Act 1: "Oh Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless" (David) 10. Joseph and His Brethren, HWV 59, Act 3: "Prophetic Raptures Swell My Breast" (Asenath) 11. Theodora, HWV 68, Act 3: "Thither Let Our Hearts Aspire!" (Theodora, Didymus) 12. Suite No. 4 in D minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande 13. Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: "Prepare, Then, Ye Immortal Choir" (Semele, Ino) 14. Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: "Hence, Iris, Hence Away" (Juno) 15. The Triumph of Time and Truth, HWV 71, Act 3: "Guardian Angels, Oh, Protect Me" (Beauty) 16. Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62, Pt. 1: "Fly from the Threat'ning Vengeance, Fly!" 17. Semele, HWV 58, Act 1: "You've Undone Me" (Ino, Athamas) 18. Esther, HWV 50B, Act 2: "Who Calls My Parting Soul from Death?" (Esther, Ahasuerus) 19. Semele, HWV 58, Act 3: "No, No, I'll Take No Less" (Semele) 20. Semele, HWV 58, Act 2: "But Hark, the Heav'nly Sphere Turns Round" (Ino) 21. Theodora, HWV 68, Act 2: "To Thee Thy Glorious Son of Worth" (Theodora, Didymus) 22. That's So You