Handel: Theodora (complete opera recorded in 2022) BLU-RAY
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Handel: Theodora (complete opera recorded in 2022) BLU-RAY
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden / Joyce DiDonato, Julia Bullock, Jakub Jozef Orlinnski / Harry Bicket (cond)
[ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc ]
Release Date: Monday 1 June 2009
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Julia Bullock, Joyce DiDonato and Jakub Jozef Orlinski star in Katie Mitchell's thrilling new production of Handel's Theodora in an alternative modern-day reality, Theodora, a religious fundamentalist, plots for the resistance against the Roman occupation. But when her secret plan to destroy the Roman embassy is discovered, she learns the true brutality of her oppressors.
Not heard in Covent Garden since the 18th Century and sung in the original English libretto by Thomas Morell, Theodora is a tour de force for soloists and chorus alike, with ensembles, duets and arias of profound depth and beauty. This new interpretation, conducted by Baroque specialist Harry Bicket, shines a new, feminist light on the story.
(This production depicts explicit violence and sexual harassment, scenes of sexual violence and sexual exploitation, and contains themes of terrorism.)
