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Overture

Act One

Scene 1

• Recitative 鈥楽till silence reigns around鈥� - Mandane, Arbaces
• Duet 鈥楩air Aurora, pr鈥檡thee stay鈥� - Mandane, Arbaces
• Aria 鈥楢dieu, thou lovely Youth鈥� - Mandane

Scene 2

• Recitative 鈥極 cruel parting!鈥� - Arbace, Artabanes
• Aria 鈥楢mid a thousand racking woes鈥� - Arbace

Scene 3

• Recitative 鈥楤e firm my heart鈥� - Artabanes
• Recitative 鈥楧ear Artabanes, glad I meet thee here鈥� - Artaxerxes, Rimenes, Guards
• Aria 鈥楤ehold! On Lethe鈥檚 dismal Strand鈥� - Artabanes

Scene 4

• Recitative 鈥楽tay, Artaxerxes, stay鈥� - Semira, Artaxerxes
• Aria 鈥楩air Semira, lovely Maid鈥� - Artaxerses

Scene 5

• Recitative 鈥業 fear some dread disaster鈥� - Semira, Rimenes
• Aria 鈥榃hen real joy we miss鈥� - Rimenes

Scene 6

• Recitative 鈥榊e Gods, protectors of the Persian Empire鈥� - Semira
• Aria 鈥楬ow hard is my fate鈥� - Semira

Scene 7

• Recitative 鈥榃here do I fly?鈥� - Mandane, Artaxerxes

Scene 8

• Recitative 鈥楳y Friend!鈥� - Artaxerxes, Artabanes

Scene 9

• Recitative 鈥極 Artaxerxes!鈥� - Semira, Artaxerxes, Mandane, Artabanes.

Scene 10

• Recitative 鈥榃ho in this Royal presence鈥� - Rimenes, Artabanes, Artaxerxes, Semira, Mandane, Arbaces
• Aria 鈥楾hy Father! Away鈥� - Artabanes

Scene 11

• 鈥楻ecitative 鈥榊e cruel Gods鈥� - Arbaces
• Aria 鈥楢cquit thee of this foul Offence鈥� - Semira

Scene 12

• Recitative 鈥楢ppearance, I must own鈥� - Arbaces, Artaxerxes, Rimenes

Scene 13

• Recitative 鈥楤eauteous Mandane鈥� - Arbaces, Mandane
• Aria 鈥極 too lovely, too unkind鈥� - Arbaces

Scene 14

• Accompanied recitative 鈥楧ear and beloved shade鈥� - Mandane
• Aria 鈥楩ly, soft ideas, fly鈥� - Mandane

Act Two

Scene 1

• Recitative 鈥楪uards, speed ye to the Tower鈥� - Artaxerxes, Artabanes
• Aria 鈥業n infancy, our hopes and fears鈥� - Artaxerxes

Scene 2

• Recitative 鈥楽o far my great resolve succeeds鈥� - Artabanes, Arbaces, Guards
• Aria 鈥楧isdainful you fly me鈥� - Arbaces

Scene 3

• Recitative 鈥榃hy, my dear friend鈥� - Rimenes, Artabanes

Scene 4

• Recitative 鈥楥ome hither, daughter鈥� - Artabanes, Semira

Scene 5 * Recitative 鈥業 tremble - hear me, Sir鈥� - Semira, Rimenes * Aria 鈥楾o sigh and complain鈥� - Rimenes

Scene 6

• Recitative 鈥楬ow many links to dire misfortune鈥檚 chain鈥� - Semira, Mandane
• Aria 鈥業f o鈥檈r the cruel tyrant love鈥� - Mandane

Scene 7

• Recitative 鈥榃hich fatal evil shall I first oppose?鈥� - Semira
• Aria 鈥業f the river鈥檚 swelling waves鈥� - Semira

Scene 8

• Recitative 鈥榊e solid pillars of the Persian Empire鈥� - Artaxerxes, Mandane, Artabanes, Rimenes, Semira, Guards, Nobles

Scene 9

• Recitative 鈥楢m I so much the hatred of all Persia鈥� - Arbaces, Artaxerxes, Artabanes, Mandane, Semira
• Aria 鈥楤y that belov鈥檇 Embrace鈥� - Arbaces

Scene 10

• Recitative 鈥楢h me! At poor Arbace鈥檚 parting鈥� - Mandane, Artabanes
• Aria 鈥楳onster, away!鈥� - Mandane

Scene 11

• Recitative 鈥楽ee, lov鈥檇 Semira!鈥� - Artaxerxes, Semira

Scene 12

• Recitative 鈥極 Artabanes?鈥� - Artaxerxes, Artabanes

Scene 13

• Accompanied Recitative 鈥楢t length my soul has room鈥� - Artabanes
• Aria 鈥楾hou, like the glorious sun鈥� - Artabanes

Act Three

Scene 1

• Arietta 鈥榃hy is death for ever late鈥� - Arbaces
• Recitative 鈥楢rbaces! Gracious Heav鈥檔鈥� - Artaxerxes, Arbaces
• Aria 鈥榃ater parted from the sea鈥� - Arbaces

Scene 2

• Recitative 鈥楾hat front, secure in conscious innocence鈥� - Artaxerxes
• Aria 鈥楾ho鈥� oft a cloud, with envious shade鈥� - Artaxerxes

Scene 3

• Recitative 鈥楳y son, Arbaces鈥� - Artabanes, Rimenes, Conspirators
• Aria 鈥極 let the danger of a son鈥� - Rimenes

Scene 4

• Accompanied Recitative 鈥榊e adverse gods!鈥� - Artabanes
• Aria 鈥極, much lov鈥檇 son, if death鈥� - Artabanes

Scene 5

• Recitative 鈥楶erhaps the king releas鈥檇 Arbaces鈥� - Mandane, Semira
• Aria 鈥楲et not rage the boson firing鈥� - Mandane

Scene 6

• Recitative 鈥榃hat have I done!鈥� - Semira
• Aria 鈥楾is not true, that in our grief鈥� - Semira

Scene 7

• Recitative 鈥楴or here my searching eyes鈥� - Arbaces, Mandane
• Duet 鈥楩or thee I love, my dearest鈥� - Arbaces, Mandane

Scene 8

• Recitative 鈥楾o you, my people鈥� - Artaxerxes, Artabanes, Nobles
• Accompanied recitative 鈥楻esplendent God!鈥� - Artaxerxes

Scene 9

• Recitative 鈥楩ly quick, my liege鈥� - Semira, Artaxerxes, Artabanes

Scene 10

• Recitative 鈥楬old, brother, the rebellious crew are fled鈥� - Mandane, Artaxerxes, Semira
• Aria 鈥楾he soldier, tir鈥檇 of war鈥檚 alarms鈥� - Mandane

Final Scene

• Recitative 鈥楤ehold my king, Arbaces at thy feet鈥� - Arbaces, Artaxerxes, Mandane, Artabanes
• Accompanied Recitative 鈥楻esplendent god鈥� - Arbaces, Artabanes, Artaxerxes, Mandane
• Duet and Chorus 鈥楲ive to us, to Empire live鈥� - Tutti

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