Theodora

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• 2009-07-09
• 189 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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

Director:

Christoph Loy

Writer:

Thomas Morell