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Haendel: Theodora

2009 · 189 min

A solemn, slow staged oratorio where beautiful singing carries a grave story of faith and sacrifice, asking patience and rewarding it with quiet intensity.

Overview
George Frederic Handel's oratorio Theodora, in its first-ever staged version at the Salzburg Festival, was among the highlights of Handel Year 2009. Acclaimed director Christof Loy presented Theodora as the profoundly moving tale of a woman who prefers death to denying her faith, an interpretation captivated with bravura by world-renowned video director Hannes Rossacher. A luminous Christine Schaefer and countertenor Bejun Mehta formed a perfect leading couple altogether suited to conductor Ivor Bolton's vigorus reading.

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    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • faith
    • death
    • love
    • power
    • morality
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour0
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    music
    Directed by
    Christoph Loy
    Written by
    Thomas Morell
    Starring
    Christine Schäfer, Bejun Mehta, Joseph Kaiser, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Bernarda Fink, Ivor Bolton
    Runtime
    189 min
    Country
    Austria
    Languages
    English

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