G.F. Händel - Jephtha (Jacobs, 2002)

JEPHTHA (HWV 70) Musical Drama in 3 acts Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) Libretto: Thomas Morell (1703–1784), based on the story of Jephtha in Judges (Chapter 11) and Jephthes, sive Votum (1554) by George Buchanan. First performance: Royal Theatre, Covent Garden, London, 26 February 1752 Iphis: Rosemary Joshua Storgé: Patricia Bardon Hamor: William Purefoy Jephtha: Kobie van Rensburg Zebul: D’Arcy Bleiker Conductor: René Jacobs The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment The Clare College Choir, Cambridge Recorded live at the Congress Saal Tirol, Innsbruck (20 August 2002) Libretto available at: Picture: “Jephthah’s Vow“ by Edwin Long (1885-1886). 00:00 ACT I 6:15 “Pour forth no more unheeded pray’rs“ (Zebul I, 1) 9:15 “No more to Ammon’s god and king“ (Chorus I, 1) 12:54 “Virtue my soul shall still embrace“