Thomas Arne
Artaxerxes
WORKS MUSICS
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Act 1: Scene 2: Amid a thousand racking woes
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Act 1: Scene 2: Amid a thousand racking woes
04:46
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Act 3: Scene 1: Water parted from the sea
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Act 3: Scene 1: Water parted from the sea
03:9
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2:24
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Act 3. The soldier tir'd of war's alarms
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Act 3. The soldier tir'd of war's alarms
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5:25
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Act 3. The soldier tir'd of war's alarms
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Act 3. The soldier tir'd of war's alarms
4:2
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Act 1. Overture. Poco più che andante - Larghetto - Gavotta
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Act 1. Overture. Poco più che andante - Larghetto - Gavotta
5:13
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Act 1. Recitative. Still silence reigns around
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Act 1. Recitative. Still silence reigns around
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Act 1. No. 1. Duettino. Fair Aurora, prithee stay
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Act 1. No. 1. Duettino. Fair Aurora, prithee stay
2:16
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Act 1. Recitative. Alas, thou know'st that for my love to thee
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Act 1. Recitative. Alas, thou know'st that for my love to thee
1:13
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Act 1. No. 2. Air. Adieu, thou lovely youth
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Act 1. No. 2. Air. Adieu, thou lovely youth
3:21
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Act 1. Recitative. O cruel parting! How can I survive?
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Act 1. Recitative. O cruel parting! How can I survive?
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Act 1. No. 3. Air. Amid a thousand racking woes
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Act 1. No. 3. Air. Amid a thousand racking woes
4:38
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Act 1. Recitative. Be firm, my heart
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Act 1. Recitative. Be firm, my heart
1:26
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Act 1. No. 4. Air. Behold, on Lethe's dismal strand
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Act 1. No. 4. Air. Behold, on Lethe's dismal strand
3:36
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Act 1. Recitative. Stay, Artaxerxes, stay
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Act 1. Recitative. Stay, Artaxerxes, stay
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Act 1. No. 5. Air. Fair Semira, lovely maid
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Act 1. No. 5. Air. Fair Semira, lovely maid
3:26
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Act 1. Recitative. I fear some dread disaster
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Act 1. Recitative. I fear some dread disaster
1:29
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Act 1. No. 6. Air. When real joys we miss
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Act 1. No. 6. Air. When real joys we miss
1:59
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Act 1. Recitative. Ye Gods, protectors of the Persian Empire
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Act 1. Recitative. Ye Gods, protectors of the Persian Empire
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Act 1. No. 7. Air. How hard is this fate
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Act 1. No. 7. Air. How hard is this fate
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Act 1. Recitative. Whither do I fly?
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Act 1. Recitative. Whither do I fly?
3:23
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Act 1. No. 8. Air. Thy father! Away, I renounce the soft chain
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Act 1. No. 8. Air. Thy father! Away, I renounce the soft chain
1:23
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Act 1. Recitative. Ye cruel Gods, what crime have I commited
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Act 1. Recitative. Ye cruel Gods, what crime have I commited
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Act 1. No. 9. Air. Acquit thee of this foul offence
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Act 1. No. 9. Air. Acquit thee of this foul offence
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Act 1. Recitative. Appearance, I must own, is strong against me
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Act 1. Recitative. Appearance, I must own, is strong against me
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Act 1. No. 10. Air. O too lovely, too unkind
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Act 1. No. 10. Air. O too lovely, too unkind
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Act 1. Recitative. Dear and beloved shade
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Act 1. Recitative. Dear and beloved shade
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Act 1. No. 11. Air. Fly, soft ideas, fly
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Act 1. No. 11. Air. Fly, soft ideas, fly
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Act 2. Recitative. Guards, speed ye to the tower
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Act 2. Recitative. Guards, speed ye to the tower
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Act 2. No. 12. Air. In infancy, our hopes and fears
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Act 2. No. 12. Air. In infancy, our hopes and fears
2:12
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Act 2. Recitative. So far my great resolve succeeds
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Act 2. Recitative. So far my great resolve succeeds
1:28
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Act 2. No. 13. Air. Disdainful you fly me
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Act 2. No. 13. Air. Disdainful you fly me
2:46
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Act 2. Recitative. Why, my dear friend, so pensive, so inactive?
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Act 2. Recitative. Why, my dear friend, so pensive, so inactive?
2:5
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Act 2. No. 14. Air. To sigh and complain
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Act 2. No. 14. Air. To sigh and complain
1:51
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Act 2. Recitative. How many links to dire misfortune's chain
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Act 2. Recitative. How many links to dire misfortune's chain
1:12
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Act 2. No. 15. Air. If o'er the cruel tyrant love
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Act 2. No. 15. Air. If o'er the cruel tyrant love
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Act 2. Recitative. Which fatal evil shall I first oppose?
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Act 2. Recitative. Which fatal evil shall I first oppose?
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Act 2. No. 16. Air. If the river's swelling waves
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Act 2. No. 16. Air. If the river's swelling waves
2:34
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Act 2. Recitative. Ye solid pillars of the Persian Empire
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Act 2. Recitative. Ye solid pillars of the Persian Empire
5:
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Act 2. No. 17. Air. By that belov'd embrace
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Act 2. No. 17. Air. By that belov'd embrace
3:31
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Act 2. Recitative. Ah me, at poor arbaces' parting
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Act 2. Recitative. Ah me, at poor arbaces' parting
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Act 2. Recitative. See, lov'd Semira
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Act 2. Recitative. See, lov'd Semira
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Act 2. Accompanied recitative. At last my soul has room
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Act 2. Accompanied recitative. At last my soul has room
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Act 2. No. 19. Air. Thou, like the glorious sun
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Act 2. No. 19. Air. Thou, like the glorious sun
5:2
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Act 3. No. 20. Air. Why is death for ever late
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Act 3. No. 20. Air. Why is death for ever late
2:57
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Act 3. Recitative. Arbaces! Gracious Heav'n, what's this I see?
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Act 3. Recitative. Arbaces! Gracious Heav'n, what's this I see?
1:13
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Act 3. No. 21. Air. Water parted from the sea
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Act 3. No. 21. Air. Water parted from the sea
2:19
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Act 3. Recitative. That face, secure in conscious innocence
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Act 3. Recitative. That face, secure in conscious innocence
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Act 3. No. 22. Air. Though oft a cloud with envious shade
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Act 3. No. 22. Air. Though oft a cloud with envious shade
3:38
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Act 3. Recitative. My son, Arbaces... where art thou retir'd?
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Act 3. Recitative. My son, Arbaces... where art thou retir'd?
1:52
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Act 3. No. 23. Air. O let the danger of a son
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Act 3. No. 23. Air. O let the danger of a son
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Act 3. Accompanied recitative. Ye adverse Gods!
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Act 3. Accompanied recitative. Ye adverse Gods!
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Act 3. No. 24. Air. O, much lov'd son, if death
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Act 3. No. 24. Air. O, much lov'd son, if death
5:15
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Act 3. Recitative. Perhaps the King releas'd Arbaces
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Act 3. Recitative. Perhaps the King releas'd Arbaces
1:34
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Act 3. No. 25. Air. Let not rage, thy bosom firing
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Act 3. No. 25. Air. Let not rage, thy bosom firing
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Act 3. Recitative. What have I done? Alas, I vainly thought
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Act 3. Recitative. What have I done? Alas, I vainly thought
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Act 3. No. 26. Air. 'Tis not true that in our grief
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Act 3. No. 26. Air. 'Tis not true that in our grief
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Act 3. Recitative. Nor here my searching eyes can find Mandane
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Act 3. Recitative. Nor here my searching eyes can find Mandane
1:20
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Act 3. No. 27. Duetto. For thee I live, my dearest
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Act 3. No. 27. Duetto. For thee I live, my dearest
3:37
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Act 3. Recitative. To you, my people, much belov'd
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Act 3. Recitative. To you, my people, much belov'd
2:20
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Act 3. No. 28. Air. The soldier, tir'd of war's alarms
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Act 3. No. 28. Air. The soldier, tir'd of war's alarms
3:33
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Act 3. Recitative. Behold, my King, Arbaces at thy feet
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Act 3. Recitative. Behold, my King, Arbaces at thy feet
2:25
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Act 3. No. 29. Finale. Live to us, to Empire live
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Act 3. No. 29. Finale. Live to us, to Empire live
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Act 1: I. Overture. Poco più che andante – Larghetto – Gavotta
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Act 1: I. Overture. Poco più che andante – Larghetto – Gavotta
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Act 1: II. Recitative. Still Silence Reigns Around (Mandane/Arbaces)
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Act 1: II. Recitative. Still Silence Reigns Around (Mandane/Arbaces)
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Act 1: III. Duettino. Fair Aurora, Pr'ythee Stay (Mandane/Arbaces)
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Act 1: III. Duettino. Fair Aurora, Pr'ythee Stay (Mandane/Arbaces)
2:18
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Act 1: IV. Recitative. Alas, Thou Know'st That for My Love of Thee (Arbaces/Mandane)
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Act 1: IV. Recitative. Alas, Thou Know'st That for My Love of Thee (Arbaces/Mandane)
1:17
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Act 1: V. Air. Adieu, Thou Lovely Youth (Mandane)
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Act 1: V. Air. Adieu, Thou Lovely Youth (Mandane)
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Act 1: VI. Recitative. O Cruel Parting! (Arbaces/Artabanes)
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Act 1: VI. Recitative. O Cruel Parting! (Arbaces/Artabanes)
1:9
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Act 1: VII. Air. Amid a Thousand Racking Woes (Arbaces)
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Act 1: VII. Air. Amid a Thousand Racking Woes (Arbaces)
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Act 1: VIII. Recitative. Be Firm My Heart (Artabanes/Artaxerxes)
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Act 1: VIII. Recitative. Be Firm My Heart (Artabanes/Artaxerxes)
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Act 1: IX. Air. Behold, on Lethe's Dismal Strand (Artabanes)
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Act 1: IX. Air. Behold, on Lethe's Dismal Strand (Artabanes)
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Act 1: X. Recitative. Stay, Artaxerxes, Stay (Semira/Artaxerxes)
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Act 1: X. Recitative. Stay, Artaxerxes, Stay (Semira/Artaxerxes)
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Act 1: XI. Air. Fair Semira, Lovely Maid (Artaxerxes)
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Act 1: XI. Air. Fair Semira, Lovely Maid (Artaxerxes)
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Act 1: XII. Recitative. I Fear Some Dread Disaster (Semira/Rimenes)
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Act 1: XII. Recitative. I Fear Some Dread Disaster (Semira/Rimenes)
1:28
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Act 1: XIII. Air. When Real Joys We Miss (Rimenes)
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Act 1: XIII. Air. When Real Joys We Miss (Rimenes)
1:57
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Act 1: XIV. Recitative. Ye Gods, Protectors of the Persian Empire (Semira)
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Act 1: XIV. Recitative. Ye Gods, Protectors of the Persian Empire (Semira)
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Act 1: XV. Air. How Hard Is the Fate (Semira)
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Act 1: XV. Air. How Hard Is the Fate (Semira)
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Act 1: XVI. Recitative. Where Do I Fly? (Mandane/Artaxerxes/Artabanes/Semira/Rimenes/Arbaces)
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Act 1: XVI. Recitative. Where Do I Fly? (Mandane/Artaxerxes/Artabanes/Semira/Rimenes/Arbaces)
3:55
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Act 1: XVII. Air. Thy Father! Away, I Renounce the Soft Claim (Artabanes)
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Act 1: XVII. Air. Thy Father! Away, I Renounce the Soft Claim (Artabanes)
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Act 1: XVIII. Recitative. Ye Cruel Gods, What Crime Have I Committed? (Arbaces)
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Act 1: XVIII. Recitative. Ye Cruel Gods, What Crime Have I Committed? (Arbaces)
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Act 1: XIX. Air. Acquit Thee of This Foul Offence (Semira)
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Act 1: XIX. Air. Acquit Thee of This Foul Offence (Semira)
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Act 1: XX. Recitative. Appearance, I Must Own, Is Strong Against Me (Arbaces/Artaxerxes/Rimenes/Mandane)
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Act 1: XX. Recitative. Appearance, I Must Own, Is Strong Against Me (Arbaces/Artaxerxes/Rimenes/Mandane)
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Act 1: XXI. Air. O Too Lovely, Too Unkind (Arbaces)
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Act 1: XXI. Air. O Too Lovely, Too Unkind (Arbaces)
4:48
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Act 1: No 22. Recitative. Dear and beloved Shade of my dead Father (Mandane)
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Act 1: No 22. Recitative. Dear and beloved Shade of my dead Father (Mandane)
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Act 1: XXIII. Air. Fly, Soft Ideas, Fly (Mandane)
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Act 1: XXIII. Air. Fly, Soft Ideas, Fly (Mandane)
5:19
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Act 2: I. Recitative. Guards, Speed Ye to the Tower (Artaxerxes/Artabanes)
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Act 2: I. Recitative. Guards, Speed Ye to the Tower (Artaxerxes/Artabanes)
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Act 2: II. Air. In Infancy, Our Hopes and Fears (Artaxerxes)
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Act 2: II. Air. In Infancy, Our Hopes and Fears (Artaxerxes)
2:9