Haendel: Theodora

George Frederic Handel's oratorio Theodora, in its first-ever staged version at the Salzburg Festival, was among the highlights of Handel Year 2009. Acclaimed director Christof Loy presented Theodora as the profoundly moving tale of a woman who prefers death to denying her faith, an interpretation captivated with bravura by world-renowned video director Hannes Rossacher. A luminous Christine Schaefer and countertenor Bejun Mehta formed a perfect leading couple altogether suited to conductor Ivor Bolton's vigorus reading.

Cast

Christine Schäfer Theodora Bejun Mehta Didimus Joseph Kaiser Septimius Johannes Martin Kränzle Valens Bernarda Fink Irene Ivor Bolton Conductor

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