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George Frederic Handel's oratorio Theodora, in its first-ever staged version at the Salzburg Festival, was among the highlights of Handel Year 2009. Acclaimed director Christof Loy presented Theodora as the profoundly moving tale of a woman who prefers death to denying her faith, an interpretation captivated with bravura by world-renowned video director Hannes Rossacher. A luminous Christine Schaefer and countertenor Bejun Mehta formed a perfect leading couple altogether suited to conductor Ivor Bolton's vigorus reading.
Directed by Christoph Loy

Christine Schäfer
Theodora

Bejun Mehta
Didimus

Joseph Kaiser
Septimius

Johannes Martin Kränzle
Valens

Bernarda Fink
Irene

Ivor Bolton
Conductor
Mozart Requiem
2005