Handel - Theodora (Blu-ray)
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Label: Opus Arte
Cat No: OABD7313D
Format: Blu-ray
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Opera
Release Date: 26th May 2023
Contents
Artists
Julia BullockJoyce DiDonato
Jakub Jozef Orlinski
Ed Lyon
Gyula Orendt
Thando Mjandana
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor
Harry BicketWorks
Theodora, HWV68Artists
Julia BullockJoyce DiDonato
Jakub Jozef Orlinski
Ed Lyon
Gyula Orendt
Thando Mjandana
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor
Harry BicketAbout
Julia Bullock, Joyce DiDonato and Jakub Józef Orliński 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 its 1750 premiere 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. ***
“... bombs, a brothel and a brilliant cast ... Katie Mitchell’s modern-day staging of Handel’s oratorio is probing...” – The Guardian ★★★★
“Katie Mitchell’s imaginative vision is blessed with luxury casting” – OperaWire
“Joyce DiDonato brings both humanity and musical sincerity to the foreground, through her varied tone colour, sensitive ornamentation and because her musical authority is such that we are drawn, no compelled, to listen to the music.” – Opera Today
“God, love, sex, death - and terrorism... Katie Mitchell's staging of a late Handel oratorio works well” – The Arts Desk
“Katie Mitchell’s production is radical... with some stirring theatrical moments” – Evening Standard ★★★★
“... superbly realised, and like everything I’ve seen from Mitchell it’s inhabited by some of the most convincing characters you’re likely to see on an operatic stage” – The Spectator
“Harry Bicket is a fluent conductor, making the most of the ample sound of the [Royal] Opera House Orchestra” – The Telegraph ★★★★
Cast:
- Theodora: Julia Bullock
- Irene: Joyce DiDonato
- Didymus: Jakub Józef Orliński
- Septimius: Ed Lyon
- Valens: Gyula Orendt
- Marcus: Thando Mjandana
Director: Katie Mitchell
Set designer: Chloe Lamford
Costume designer: Sussie Juhlin-Wallén
Lighting designer: James Farncombe
Movement director: Sarita Piotrowski
Duration: approx. 189 minutes
Audio: LPCM 2.0 + DTS-HD Master Audio Surround
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, JP, KO
FSK: 12
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