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Self-sacrifice, then and now: Theodora at the Barbican

By Charlotte Valori, 10 February 2014
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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 8 February 2014
Programme
Handel, Theodora
Performers
The English Concert
Harry Bicket, Director
Rosemary Joshua, Soprano
Dame Sarah Connolly, Mezzo-soprano
Tim Mead, Countertenor
Andrew Kennedy, Tenor
Neal Davies, Bass
Choir of Trinity Church Wall Street
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Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.