Concert version | Oratorio in three acts to a libretto by Thomas Morell, composed in 1749 and premiered on March 16, 1750, at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London.
Make way for Handel?s penultimate oratorio by the younger Baroque generation! In 2018, Thomas Dunford brought together the members of his Jupiter ensemble, responding to the desire to breathe new life into Baroque masterpieces. This October in Montpellier, they bring the majestic Theodora to incandescence. Handel and his librettist Thomas Morell focus on the inner conflict of the persecuted young princess, giving rise to a contemplative work on religious tolerance and humanist values.
In this deeply moving philosophical and musical drama, it is clear that Handel has not forgotten his talent as an opera composer, with the added pleasure of a remarkable chorus! Never before have so many musical colors and nuances been deployed to exalt virtue and faith.
Running time: ±3h20 with intermission
Price: from 28? to 47?
Sung in English, surtitles in French
Make way for Handel?s penultimate oratorio by the younger Baroque generation! In 2018, Thomas Dunford brought together the members of his Jupiter ensemble, responding to the desire to breathe new life into Baroque masterpieces. This October in Montpellier, they bring the majestic Theodora to incandescence. Handel and his librettist Thomas Morell focus on the inner conflict of the persecuted young princess, giving rise to a contemplative work on religious tolerance and humanist values.
In this deeply moving philosophical and musical drama, it is clear that Handel has not forgotten his talent as an opera composer, with the added pleasure of a remarkable chorus! Never before have so many musical colors and nuances been deployed to exalt virtue and faith.
Running time: ±3h20 with intermission
Price: from 28? to 47?
Sung in English, surtitles in French
