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FULL THEODORA (Handel) Versailles 2025 Lea Desandre, Avery Amereau, Hugh Cutting, Laurence Kilsby
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Theodora
- Composer: Handel George Frideric aka Händel Georg Friedrich
- Libretto: Thomas Morell
- Venue & Opera Company: Chapelle Royale, Chateau de Versailles, France
- Recorded: October 10th, 2025
- Type: Concert Live
- Singers: Lea Desandre, Avery Amereau, Hugh Cutting, Laurence Kilsby, Alex Rosen
- Conductor: Thomas Dunford
- Orchestra: Ensemble Jupiter Orchestra
- Chorus: Ensemble Jupiter Choir
- Stage Director:
- Costume Designer:
Information about the Recording
- Published by: Opera Versailles Spectacles
- Date Published: 2025
- Format: Streaming
- Quality Video: 4 Audio:4
- Subtitles: nosubs
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Refusing to sacrifice herself to Venus, the young Christian Theodora is condemned by the Romans to prostitution before dying a martyr’s death. Far from the flamboyant heroism of Jules Caesar, Handel, in one of his last oratorios, displays an emotion of overwhelming depth. Carried along by fervent, elegiac music, Theodora transcends the intimate drama into a veritable spiritual meditation. Thomas Dunford, at the head of his Ensemble Jupiter, handles this work with rare sensitivity.
In the central role, the exceptional mezzo-soprano and tragedian Lea Desandre, joined by the finest voices of the new generation of singers.