Theodora on France Musique 24.10

Theodora
Georg Friedrich Haendel

France Musique broadcats this opera on October 24th - 7 pm

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A favourable review
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A less favourable one
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And a subscriber-only one which I haven't read
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An another favourable review
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One more
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Thanks for all the reviews.

Alison,

Forum Opéra's critics are notoriously difficult to please and I never pay much attention to them as I usually enjoy any show that they slate!  Saw "Theodora" on Tuesday and loved it.  The  audience was treated to a lecture by William Christie beforehand about not clapping individual arias.  Personally, I wish he'd told them not to cough!

A.

I couldn't resist watching the Arte broadcast last night, having vowed not to because I have tickets for the 20th. Held out until Act II but cracked in the end.  Oh, it was lovely. And so sad. Much more glorious than the two Youtube versions available. Thanks, Artemis, for downgrading the poor review.

I saw it in Paris on the 16th. A great evening.

Coder wrote:

Theodora
Georg Friedrich Haendel

France Musique broadcats this opera on October 24th - 7 pm

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Coder,
thank you for the link. I was at the performance on the 18th of October and it has been such a joy to have a chance to listen to it once again!
Hopefully there will be a DVD.

I couldn’t connect to Arte site (the screen shows but it doesn’t play) but found this on youtube. I expect it will be deleted pretty quickly, so anyone who hasn’t watched it, hurry and see it.

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P.S.
Here’s the libretto if anyone is interested in.
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Thanks for both, Temp!  

I don't know where you are but ARTE is frequently unavailable outside France (although I have no problems with access).  You (and anybody else) might be interested in The Opera Platform.  ARTE is involved (with others) and it is co-funded by the European Union.  They show a wide selection of opera productions and keep them up on site for quite a time (but not, alas, "Theodora").  The Aix production of "Alcina" is currently up.   Their next production will be an opera by Moniuszko ("Straszny Dwor") which I've waited years to see performed.  The Opera Platform is available Europe-wide (but not in the US yet).


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PS Forgot to add that The Opera Platform is FREE!
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