George Frideric Handel Semele Overture HWV 58
John Eccles Somnus, Awake and Leave Me, Loathsome Light – recitative and aria from Sémélé
George Frideric Handel No, No, I’ll Take No Less – aria from Semele HWV 58
Marin Marais Amour, régnez en paix, régnez charmant vainqueur – aria from Sémélé
George Frideric Handel With Fond Desiring – aria from Semele, HWV 58
Marin Marais Sémélé Overture
John Eccles O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me? and Sleep Forsaking – arias from Semele
Marin Marais Passepied and Descendez cher amant, quittez le Cieux pour moy! – aria from Sémélé
George Frideric Handel With Fond Desiring and O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me Semele – arias from Semele HWV 58
Marin Marais Earthquake Scene from Sémélé: Jey se fait un tremblement de terrre – aria, Peuples, rassurez-vous, Jupiter va paroistre – recitative and Quels éclairs menaçants, quels terribles éclats! – aria
George Friedrich Handel Ah me! Too Late I Now Repent – aria from Semele, HWV 58
Le Sommeil:
Margarita Slepakova – mezzo-soprano, artistic direction
Anna Jane Lester – violin
Soko Yoshida – violin, viola
Thomas Chigioni – cello
Giulio Tanasini – viola da gamba, double bass
Pablo FitzGerald – archlute
Cristiano Gaudio – harpsichord
Georg Fritz – oboe, recorders
Pablo Gigosos Rico – transverse flute