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.
Cast
- Christine Schäfer as Theodora
- Bejun Mehta as Didimus
- Joseph Kaiser as Septimius
- Johannes Martin Kränzle as Valens
- Bernarda Fink as Irene
- Ivor Bolton as Conductor