Theodora : C.Loy, I.Bolton / Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, C.Schafer, B.Mehta, Kranzle, J.Kaiser, B.Fink, etc (2009 Stereo)(2CD)

Handel: Theodora, HWV 68

Christine Schafer, Bejun Mehta, Johannes Martin Kranzle & Joseph Kaiser
Freiburger Barockorchester, Ivor Bolton (conductor)
Christof Loy (stage director)

live from the Salzburg Festival 2009

Handel’s oratorio Theodora, in its first-ever staging at the Salzburg Festival ,was among the highlights of the Handel year in 2009. First Theodora on Blu-ray. Acclaimed stage director Christof Loy presented Theodora as the profoundly moving tale of a woman who prefers death to denying her own faith. Video director Hannes Rossacher, known both in the pop (Rolling Stones) and classical world (Mozart's "Lucio Silla" for UNITEL), captures the essence of this rarely recorded work.

The great cast led by the luminous Christine Schafer and Bejun Mehta, who "excels as Theodora’s lover Didymus" New York Times. “With Christine Schafer, Salzburg has found an ideal singer for the title role” Suddeutsche Zeitung.

Running Time: 189 min.