Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage57th Street and, 7th Ave, New York City, New York, 10019, United States
Dates/times in New York time zone
Programme
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Theodora (Concert Performance) |
Performers
| The English Concert | |
| Dorothea Röschmann | Soprano |
| Dame Sarah Connolly | Mezzo-soprano |
| David Daniels | Countertenor |
| Andrew Kennedy | Tenor |
| Neal Davies | Bass |
| Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street | |
| Julian Wachner | Director |
Early-music specialist Harry Bicket returns to Carnegie Hall with The English Concert for the next installment in their Handel project—the rarely heard oratorio Theodora. Featuring some of the composer’s most glorious music, this tragic work depicts the self-sacrificial love between a Christian virgin and a Roman imperial bodyguard, sung here by vocal greats Dorothea Röschmann and David Daniels. This deeply moving oratorio serves as a timeless parable of spiritual resistance to tyranny and an indictment of persecution, topics that still resonate with audiences today.
