Personaggi Semele di G. F. Haendel

Personaggio	Descrizione / Incipit	Registro	Primo interprete
Jupiter	-	Tenore	John Beard
Air	Lay your doubts and fears aside, atto II, scena III
Recitative	You are mortal, and require, atto II, scena III
Air	I must with speed amuse her, atto II, scena III
Recitative	By my command, atto II, scena III
Air	Where'er you walk, cool gales shall fan the glade, atto II, scena III
Air	Come to my arms, my lovely fair, atto III, scena IV
Recitative	O Semele, why art thou thus insensible?, atto III, scena IV
Recitative	Speak, speak, your desire, atto III, scena IV
Accompagnato	By that tremendous flood I swear, atto III, scena IV
Air	Ah! take heed what you press, atto III, scena IV
Accompagnato	Ah! whither is she gone! unhappy fair!, atto III, scena V

Cadmus	king of Thebes	Basso	Henry Reinhold
Recitative, arioso and duet	Daughter, obey , atto I, scena I
Quartet	Why dost thou thus untimely grieve, atto I, scena I
Recitative	Ah, wretched prince, doom'd to disastrous love!, atto I, scena III
Accompagnato	Wing'd with our fears, and pious haste,, atto I, scena III
Recitative	See, see Jove's priests and holy augurs come, atto I, scena IV
Recitative	See from above the bellying clouds descend, atto III, scena VIII

Athamas	a prince of Borotia	Alto	Daniel Sullivan
Recitative	See, she blushing turns her eyes, atto I, scena I
Air	Hymen haste, thy torch prepare, atto I, scena I
Recitative	Thy aid, pronubial Juno, Athamas implores, atto I, scena I
Recitative	O Athamas, what torture hast thou born!, atto I, scena II
Recitative	She weeps! / The gentle maid, in tender pity, atto I, scena II
Air	Your tuneful voice my tale would tell, atto I, scena II
Recitative	O prodigy, to me of dire portent!, atto I, scena III
Air	Despair no more shall wound me, atto III, scena VIII

Somnus	-	Basso	Henry Reinhold
Air	Leave me, loathsome light, atto III, scena I
Air	More sweet is that name, atto III, scena I

Apollo	-	Tenore	John Beard
Accompagnato	Apollo comes to relieve your care, atto III, scena IX

Juno	-	Alto	Esther Young
Recitative	Iris, impatient of thy stay, atto II, scena I
Recitative	No more, I'll hear no more!, atto II, scena I
Accompagnato	Awake, Saturnia, from thy lethargy!, atto II, scena I
Air	Hence, Iris, hence away, atto II, scena I
Accompagnato	Somnus, awake, atto III, scena I
Recitative	My will obey, atto III, scena I
Duet	Obey my will, thy rod resign, atto III, scena I
Recitative	Thus shaped like Ino, atto III, scena III
Recitative	Be wise as you are beautiful, atto III, scena III
Accompagnato	Conjure him by his oath, atto III, scena III
Recitative	Rich odours fill the fragrant air, atto III, scena III
Air	Above measure is the pleasure, atto III, scena VI

Iris	-	Soprano	Christina Maria Avoglio
Air	There from mortal cares retiring,, atto II, scena I
Recitative	Hear, mighty queen, while I recount, atto II, scena I
Accompagnato	With adamant the gates are barr'd, atto II, scena I
Recitative	Dull god, can'st thou attend the waters fall, atto III, scena I

Semele	daughter to Cadmus	Soprano	Elisabeth Duparc detta la Francesina
Accompagnato	Ah me! / What refuge now is left me?, atto I, scena I
Air	O Jove, in pity teach me which to chuse, atto I, scena I
Air	The morning lark to mine accords his note, atto I, scena I
Air and Chorus of Priests and Augurs	Endless pleasure, endless love, atto I, scena IV
Air	O sleep, why dost thou leave me?, atto II, scena II
Recitative	Let me not another moment, atto II, scena III
Air	With fond desiring, atto II, scena III
Recitative	Ah me! / Why sighs my Semele?, atto II, scena III
Recitative	Dear sister, how was your passage hither?, atto II, scena IV
Duet	Prepare then, ye immortal choir, atto II, scena IV
Air	My racking thoughts by no kind slumbers freed, atto III, scena II
Air	Myself I shall adore, atto III, scena III
Air	Thus let my thanks be paid, atto III, scena III
Air	I ever am granting, atto III, scena IV
Recitative	You'll grant what I require?, atto III, scena IV
Accompagnato	Then cast off this human shape which you wear, atto III, scena IV
Air	I'll be pleas'd with no less, atto III, scena IV
Accompagnato	Ah me! too late I now repent, atto III, scena VII

Ino	sister to Semele	Alto	Esther Young
Recitative	Alas! she yields, atto I, scena I
Air	Turn, hopeless lover, turn thy eyes, atto I, scena II
Recitative	Too well I see, atto I, scena II
Duet	You've undone me, atto I, scena II
Air	But hark, the heav'nly sphere turns round, atto II, scena IV
Recitative	Of my ill boding dream, atto III, scena VIII
Recitative	How I was hence remov'd, atto III, scena VIII

Chorus	-	Coro	-
Accompagnato	Behold! auspicious flashes rise, atto I, scena I
Chorus of Priests	Lucky omens bless our rites, atto I, scena I
Chorus of Priests	Avert these omens, all ye pow'rs!, atto I, scena I
Accompagnato	Again auspicious flashes rise, atto I, scena I
Chorus of Priests	Cease, cease your vows, 'tis impious to proceed, atto I, scena I
Chorus of Priests and Augurs	Hail Cadmus, hail!, atto I, scena IV
Chorus of Lovers and Zephyrs	How engaging, how endearing, atto II, scena III
Chorus of Lovers and Zephyrs	Now love that everlasting boy invites, atto II, scena III
Chorus of Nymphs and Swains	Bless the glad earth with heav'nly lays, atto II, scena IV
Chorus of Priests	O terror and astonishment!, atto III, scena VIII
Chorus of Priests	Happy, happy shall we be, atto III, scena IX