BBC Proms 2018 Prom 74, Handel's Theodora (320kbps .mp3)

BBC Proms 2018 Prom 74, Handel's Theodora (320kbps .mp3)

Live at BBC Proms: Handel's Theodora with Louise Alder as Theodora and Arcangelo directed by Jonathan Cohen.

In a battle between love and faith, which will triumph? Following the success of last year’s Israel in Egypt, the Proms continues its journey through Handel’s oratorios with the composer’s own favourite and one of the most powerfully dramatic works he ever produced.

An all-star cast is led by Louise Alder and Iestyn Davies as tragic lovers Theodora and Didymus. Jonathan Cohen directs his period ensemble Arcangelo.

01. Handel - Theodora, Part I
01i. Introduction to BBC Proms 2018 Prom 74
01ii. Commentary after Handel, Theodora, Part I
02. Handel - Theodora, Part II (start)
02i. Commentary after Handel, Theodora, Part II (start)
03. Handel - Theodora, Part II (end)
03i. Commentary after Theodora, Part II (end)
03i. Introduction to Theodora, Part II (end) & III
04. Handel - Theodora, Part III
04i. Introduction to Handel, Theodora, Part III

Louise Alder (soprano) Theodora
Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor) Didymus
Benjamin Hulett (tenor) Septimius
Ann Hallenberg (mezzo-soprano) Irene
Tareq Nazmi (bass) Valens
Arcangelo Chorus
Arcangelo
Jonathan Cohen (conductor)

Parts 1 and 2 (beginning)

05. BBC Proms 2018 Prom 74, Interval
Professor Suzanne Aspden discusses Handel's Theodora, including the staging and its 18th century context. Recorded earlier at Imperial College Union.

Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Presented by Donald Macleod
Broadcast: 7 September 2018