Psyche, an English opera after Molière, Quinault & Corneille (London, 1675)

Contents

MATTHEW LOCKE [1621-1677] · ACT I Overture (2'16) ACT I Scene 1 · A symphony of recorders and soft musick (0'43) · Pan & Nymphs: 'Great Psyche, goddess of each Field and Grove' (2'13) · A rustick dance of Sylvans & Dryads (2'20) · Symphony of rustick musick representing an eccho (1'00) · Song of Ecchoes: 'Great Psyche shall find no such pleasure as here' (2'33) · Dance for Ambition, Power, Plenty and Peace (1'05) · Entry of Envy (1'57) · Song of Envy & Furies: 'Envy 'gainst Psyche' (1'23) · Entry of the Princes Nicander & Polynices (2'45) · Symphony at the descending of Venus in her chariot drawn by doves (0'43) · Venus: 'With kindness I your pray'rs receive' (1'22) · Symphony at the ascending of Venus in her chariot drawn by doves (0'49) · ACT II Act tune: the temple of Apollo Delphicus (1'31) ACT II Scene 1 · Song of procession in the temple: 'Let's to Apollo's Altar now repair' (2'30) · Chief Priest: 'Son of Latona' (4'20) · Dance of Priests (0'59) · Chief Priest & his attendants: 'To Apollo, our Celestial King' (0'29) · Ceremony for Apollo (1'06) ACT II Scene 2 · Entry for Despairing Lovers (2'13) · Four Despairing Lovers: 'Break, break distracted heart' (5'03) · Interlude: Italian Lament [extr. from Lully's Psyché] (10'37)· ACT III Act tune (3'34) ACT III Scene 1 · Dance of Cyclopes (0'55) · Song of Vulcan: 'Ye bold Sons of Earth' (3'43) · Song at the Treat of Cupid & Psyche: 'All joy to fair Psyche' (3'59) ACT III Scene 2 · Warlike dance with a consort of loud martial musick (1'41) · Song and dance of the Salij: 'Let us loudly rejoice' (1'04) · Song of Praesul: 'Great God of War' (1'41) · Warlike dance (0'47) · Praesul: 'While we to Mars' (0'19) · Venus & Mars meet in the Air in their chariots; his drawn by horses, and hers by doves (1'32) · Song of Venus & Mars: 'Great God of War' (2'24) · Entry of Furies (1'04) · ACT IV Scene 1 Act tune: a stately garden belonging to the magnificent palace (1'22) ACT IV Scene 1 · Entry for two Cupids (1'07) · Song for two Cupids: 'Let old Age' (1'27) · Dance of the statues, leaping from their pedestals (1'33) ACT IV Scene 2 · God of the River & two Nymphs to Psyche: 'Stay, stay' (2'25) · Symphony at the descending of Venus (1'19) · ACT V Act tune: burning ruins of buildings, the throne of Pluto, and a great number of Devils & Furies (0'42) ACT V Scene 1 · Devils & Furies: 'To what great distresses' (2'07) · Dance of the Furies (0'47) · Entry of Pluto (3'08) · Pluto: 'Refrain your tears' (0'59) · Proserpina & Pluto: 'Psyche, draw near' (2'08) · Proserpina & Pluto: 'Be gone, fair Psyche' (1'58) ACT V Scene 2 Scene 3 · Symphony at the descending of Apollo and the Gods (1'29) · Apollo: 'Assemble all the ye Heavenly Quire' (2'21) · Three Elysian Lovers: 'On Earth by unkindness' (2'10) · Symphony at the descending of Jupiter, Cupid & Psyche (1'07) · Dance for Six Elysian Princes (1'33) · Mars: 'Behold the God' (1'10) · Rustick musick of Mænades & Ægipanes (1'05) · Grand chorus and dance, with all the instruments: 'All joy to this Celestial Pair' (2'33)