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Harry Bicket, Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra, Julia Lezhneva (Soprano), Jakub Józef Orliński

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Shocking issue - Handel's "Theodora" from ROH! The time is the 4th century in Antioch under Roman rule. After refusing to obey the orders of the Roman governor Valens to persecute Christians, the Roman officer Didymus exchanges his costume to save his captive lover Theodora, and escapes. However, when Theodora hears that Didymus is to be executed for his crime, she begs Valens for his life in exchange for her own... The oratorio "Theodora" was first performed in 1750, and after more than 270 years, it will be staged at the Covent Garden, where it was first performed in 2022. The oratorio "Theodora," first performed in 1750, returns to Covent Garden in 2022, the year of its premiere.The play is set in an embassy of the pagan Romans, where Christians, disguised as employees of the embassy, secretly sabotage the embassy but are exposed, and the ringleader, Theodora, is captured and sexually assaulted. ...... 2022 The production of "Pelleas et Melisande" at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, in the summer of 2006, by British theater prodigy Katie Mitchell, caused a stir of controversy for its bold reinterpretation of the original script's depiction of interreligious conflict into the terrorism of contemporary political conflict. The music is a wide range of music from the baroque to the contemporary. The music features Julia Block in the title role, whose repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary, and Jakub Josef Orlinski, a young countertenor who is extremely popular in Europe and elsewhere, as Didymus, as well as a veteran singer who plays the role of Irene, The singing team, which includes Joyce DiDonato, a veteran singer who plays the role of Irene, beautifully combines precise singing technique with rich emotional expression.Harry Bicket, whose repertoire is centered on Handel's dramatic works and whose reputation has been raised in the most prestigious opera houses in Europe and the United States, leads the Covent Garden Chorus and Orchestra in a deep and clear rendition of this masterpiece from Handel's mature period. Naxos Japan