Name: Theodora
Start: 2023-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-03-26T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Pitt Street Uniting Church

Artist

Admin

Concordia Ensemble

Soprano

Molly Ryan

Theodora

Sophie Blades

Countertenor

Michael Burden

Dydimus

Amelia Bland

Tenor

Wesley Yu

Septimus

Bass-baritone

Matthew Avery

Valens

Mezzo-soprano

Ella Orehek-Coddington

Irene

Cassandra Doyle

Thomas Bruce

Messenger

English

Cristina Pardo Ramírez

Sydney City

Australia

Pitt Street Uniting Church

Public

Ella Orehek Coddington

Approved

Handel's 1750 dramatic oratorio, Theodora, is a rarely performed work of the English canon. Retelling the doomed love story of the Christian Theodora and her converted Roman lover Didymus, the work wasn't initially appreciated by English audiences. Today, it is recognised as a masterpiece of the canon. Additionally, it is Handel's only Christian-subject dramatic oratorio, and one of the few works of the period to end with the deaths of the two heroes. 

Theodora will represent Concordia Ensemble's third Handel oratorio, and second Lenten period oratorio, following the very successful 2022 Season Semele. Join Concordia Ensemble at the stunning Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney, for a performance of this oratorio in abridgement with piano accompaniment.

Theodora by Händel, Sat 25 Mar 2023, From (2023/2023), Pitt Street Uniting Church, Sydney City, Australia

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