Handel’s “Theodora” was performed in its entirety at Segerstrom Concert Hall on Monday night by conductor Harry Bicket, the English Concert, the Choir of Trinity Wall Street and a set of distinguished ...

Theodora, Handel's final oratorio, narrates the inspiring story of a principled martyr who defies persecution with unshakable faith. This timeless work, brought to life through Handel's masterful ...

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Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 1 Scene 1: Recitative. "Tis Diocletian s Natal Day" (Valens) Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Pt. 1 Scene 1: Air. "Go, My Faithful Soldier, Go ...

All those lucky enough to catch the Glyndebourne production of Handel's oratorio Theodora, either when Peter Sellars' staging was new in 1996 or when it was revived last summer, will have the beauty ...

THEODORA is one of Handel’s rarely performed oratorios, so the Scottish Chamber Orchestra were fortunate indeed to engage director/harpsichordist Harry Bicket as a last minute replacement for Richard ...

This live recording is culled from six performances preserved in Glyndebourne’s extensive independent archive, so it is not identical to the Channel 4 television broadcast that has been issued on DVD ...

Katie Mitchell’s modern-day staging of Handel’s oratorio is probing but problematic. The cast, however, is one of the finest ever assembled for the work Handel considered Theodora the greatest of his ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The most memorable operatic event of the year so far has been the Royal Opera’s mesmerising production of ...

Bach and Handel did not lead intersecting lives. Bach never left central Germany, while Handel became a cosmopolitan Londoner. Bach was a man of the church and had 20 children. Handel caught the ...