Lisette Oropesa sings Handel: Theodora: With darkness deep, as is my woe
The talents of Il Pomo d Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev, and singers Lisette Oropesa, Joyce DiDonato, PaulAntoine BénosDjian, Michael Spyres, and John Chest renew Handel s splendid oratorio Theodora. Discover the recording here: First performed in 1750, Theodora tells the story of Christian martyrs in ancient Antioch under Roman occupation. Theodora was Handels penultimate major work, and he considered it among his best. Soprano Lisette Oropesa takes the role of the noble Theodora, while mezzosoprano Joyce DiDonato portrays her friend Irene, a leading light of Antiochs community of Christians; Didymus, a Roman soldier who loves Theodora, is sung by countertenor PaulAntoine BénosDjian, and his friend Septimius by tenor Michael Spyres, while baritone John Chest holds sway as the authoritarian Roman governor Valens. Filmed by , ClassicalMusic, Handel Warner Classics Website:
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