
Full Theodora tour announced with Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres
Handel's Theodora with Lisette Oropesa, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres and John Chest
Music by
Theodora | Lisette Oropesa | |
Irene | Joyce DiDonato | |
Septimius | Michael Spyres | |
Valens | John Chest | |
Didymus | Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian |
Georg Friedrich Handel himself considered "Theodora" to be one of his most important works. Besides the "Messiah", it is the only oratorio in which the Baroque composer told a Christian story: In ancient Antioch, the Christian Theodora defied the constraints of the Roman occupiers and chose death as a martyr with her Roman lover. The drama of religion and love is characterized by a special musical inwardness. The title role features the soprano Lisette Oropesa - a star at the New York MET for years and a welcome guest in Vienna, Munich and Paris. At her side is the always expressive star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. She embodies Theodora's friend Irene, who gave Handel several arias of agitated elegance.
Handel's Theodora with Lisette Oropesa, Joyce DiDonato, Michael Spyres and John Chest
Lisette has given 5 performances as Theodora.