1 Handel: Jephtha, HWV 70, Act 1: "Some dire event hangs o'er our heads... Scenes of horror, scenes of woe" (Storgè)
2 Leo: Andromaca, Act 1: "Prendi quel ferro, o barbaro!" (Andromaca)
3 Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17, Act 1: "Vani sono i lamenti... Svegliatevi nel core" (Sesto)
4 Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act 3: "They tell us that you mighty powers above" (Orazia)
5 Handel: Agrippina, HWV 6, Act 2: "Pensieri, voi mi tormentate" (Agrippina)
6 Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: "Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth" (Dido)
7 Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Almirena)
8 Purcell: Bonduca, or the British Heroine, Z. 574: "Oh! Lead me to some peaceful gloom" (Bonvica)
9 Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 1: "Augelletti che cantate" (Almirena)
10 Jommelli: Attilio Regolo, Act 2: "Sprezza il furor del vento" (Regolo)
11 Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Prologue: "Why should men quarrel?" (Girl)
12 Jommelli: Attilio Regolo, Act 1: "Par che di giubilo" (Attilia)
13 Handel: Susanna, HWV 66, Act 2: "Lead me, oh lead me to some cool retreat.... Crystal streams in murmurs flowing" (Susanna)
14 Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, Act 5: "Illustratevi, o cieli" (Penelope)
15 Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17, Act 3: "Da tempeste il legno infranto" (Cleopatra)