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Theodora: Handel's Theodora
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The reputation of Handel's Theodora was raised immeasurably by Peter Sellars' Glyndebourne staging of the work. Tuesday night's concert performance [17 October 2006], given by Emmanuelle Haïm and Le Concert d'Astrée Orchestra and Chorus at London's Barbican Hall, was dedicated to the memory of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who appeared as Irene in Sellars' production.
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There are two surviving quotes of Handel about Theodora. Morell quotes Handel as saying "The Jews will not come to it because it is a Christian story; and the ladies will not come because it is a virtuous one." Handel's colleague Burney took note when two musicians asked for free tickets for Messiah and Handel responded "Oh your servant, meine Herren! you are damnable dainty! you would not go to Theodora - there was room enough to dance there, when that was perform"!
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American director Peter Sellars brings George Frederic Handel's treasured opera "Theodora" to the stage at the Glyndebourne Theatre in England. The legend of a love affair between a Christian virgin and a Roman imperial bodyguard in the 4th century is altered to a more contemporary setting -- present-day America -- allowing a stronger link with viewers. Stars Dawn Upshaw, David Daniels, Frode Olsen, Richard Croft and Lorraine Hunt.
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