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

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 8 February 2014
Handel, Theodora
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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