Bejun Mehta - Handel:Theodora - ImportDVD

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Bejun Mehta

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Handel(1685-1759):. Included in this recording are the following Theodora HWV 68 Oratorio in 3 acts Script by Thomas Morel(1703-1784) Performed by Theodora............ Jacqueline Wagner (soprano) Didymus ......... Christopher Lowry (countertenor) Irene ............ Julie Brienne (Mezzo Soprano) Septimius ...... David Portillo (Tenor) Valens ............ Evan Hughes (bass-baritone) Messenger ...... Zacharias Galavis Guerra (Baritone) Arnold Schoenberg Choir (Chorus Director: Erwin Ortner) La Follia Baroque Orchestra Conductor: Bejun Mehta Direction: Stefan Hareheim Art Director: Jirke Bauer Costume Design: Gesine Ferm Lighting Design: Franz Check Video:Roman Hagenbrock Dramaturgy:Kai Wessler Director of Video:Götz Fillenius Production: Vienna Theatre Association Production Support:Naxos Recorded on October 23 and 25, 2023 at MuseumsQuartier Musiktheater an der Wien, Austria Running time: 176 min. Sound: English Dolby Digital 2.0/Dolby Digital 5.1(DVD) Subtitles: Japanese, English, German, French, Korean (selectable) Picture angle: 16:9 DVD...... Single-sided dual layer disc, NTSC All Region During the Roman persecution of Christians, the Roman governor of Antioch, Valens, captures Theodora, the daughter of a Christian nobleman who does not worship the Roman god, and humiliates her with Roman soldiers. In order to save Theodora, Didymus (a hidden Christian Roman soldier who adored Theodora) gave her the clothes of his soldiers and let her go. ...... Theodora" is an oratorio, a genre in which Handel concentrated in his later years. The work is a masterpiece by Valens, with a rough and tumble style. The work begins with a wild aria by Valens, then progresses through arias by Theodora, duets by Theodora and Didymus, and chorales by the chorus that appear here and there, leaving a deep aftertaste (Bejun Mehta, the conductor of this work, called this piece "Bach by Handel" in his notes). Bach by Handel.) The production by Stefan Hareheim, artistic director of the Theater an der Wien and the author of many innovative new productions, takes place in a unique reinterpretation of the harassment of an employee (a Christian) by the manager of a café (a Roman governor) in the closed space of the café, moving the setting from the Roman province of Antioch to the famous Café Zentral in Vienna, which is still in existence. The film is a unique reading of the harassment of an employee (a Christian) by the manager of the café (the Roman governor) in the closed space of the café. The title role is played by Jacqueline Wagner, a graceful soprano who is in demand on the world's cypress stages, and the role of Didymus is played by Christopher Laurie, a well-known countertenor who has appeared in BCJ's "Rinaldo" (2009) and "Messiah" (2008, 2015), among other productions in Japan. The singing team includes Christopher Lowry, a famous countertenor who has appeared in "Messiah" (2009) and "Messiah" (2008, 2015), and Julie Brienne (as Irene), a mezzo-soprano with an impressive, richly elegant singing style, who gives an impassioned performance. Countertenor star Bejune Mehta takes the baton and leads the La Follia Baroque Orchestra and the Arnold Schoenberg Choir, who beautifully sing both Christian and pagan choruses, in music full of interesting expression and deep emotion. (Naxos Japan)