Name: Theodora
Start: 2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-29T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Barbican Centre

Organization

Conductor

Jonathan Cohen

Singer

Soprano

Louise Alder

Theodora

Countertenor

Tim Mead

Dydimus

Mezzo-soprano

Anna Stephany

Irene

Tenor

Stuart Jackson

Septimus

Bass-baritone

Adam Plachetka

Valens

Barbican Centre

London

United Kingdom

Public

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contralto

Bass

Baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Period ensemble Arcangelo prove why Handel’s undervalued oratorio deserves its place on stage, both musically and for its depiction of an inspiring heroine, brought to life tonight by Louise Alder.

Handel’s Theodora belongs among works that have inexplicably taken time to get on our stages. A flop at its first performance in 1750, it’s only recently been recognised as a masterpiece. Was it the story of persecution and martyrdom? Maybe, but despite the dark ending, Handel creates one of his strongest heroines, noble until the end, and gives her heart-wrenching music. Tonight Louise Alder, winner of a recent Critics’ Circle Music Award, takes on the role.

Formed in 2010 by Jonathan Cohen, Arcangelo have won a reputation for the energy and drama of its period performances. They gave the first Proms staging of Theodora in 2018, praised by the Guardian for its ‘dramatic momentum’, with Alder ‘radiantly assertive’ in the title role. They’re joined by some of today’s leading singers to continue the renaissance Theodora deserves.

English

Theodora by Händel, Noiztik (2023/2023), Zuzendaria Jonathan Cohen, Barbican Centre, London, United Kingdom

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