Prom 55: Handel's Jephtha by Händel, pe 30 elo 2019, Alkaen (2019/2019), Musiikinjohto Richard Egarr, Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

The Proms' Handel cycle continues with the composer’s last, and perhaps greatest, oratorio. Richard Egarr conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and SCO Chorus in the devastating story of the warrior Jephtha commanded by God to sacrifice his daughter. Following on from the success of last year’s Theodora, the multi-year Proms Handel cycle continues with the composer’s last, and perhaps greatest, oratorio – Jephtha. Period-performance specialist Richard Egarr conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and SCO Chorus in the devastating story of the warrior Jephtha commanded by God to sacrifice his daughter Iphis. Tenor Allan Clayton is the conflicted Jephtha, with Trinidadian soprano Jeanine De Bique as Iphis.