Pinchgut Opera, Theodora, Handel, Sydney Opera House
CONCERT | FEB 2024
CO-PRODUCTION WITH OPERA AUSTRALIA

THEODORA

IN CONCERT

BY GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL




DISCOVER

Photo by Keith Saunders

How strange their ends, and yet how glorious!
The Messiah might be Handel’s most famous work, but the composer himself held Theodora in higher esteem.
Judge for yourself which oratorio deserves the title of Handel’s greatest masterpiece when Pinchgut Opera and Opera Australia join forces to present Theodora in concert.
A series of sublime arias and powerful choruses, Theodora is a heavenly musical experience. Set in ancient Rome, it follows the plight of a courageous woman and bold young soldier who risk everything in the face of a tyrannical power.
This milestone collaboration with Pinchgut Opera is the first time the acclaimed Baroque specialists have performed in the Joan Sutherland Theatre.
It’s a wonderful chance to see the Orchestra of the Antipodes in their element, performing on period instruments, with Pinchgut’s charismatic director Erin Helyard leading from the harpsichord, and Cantillation as the chorus. Pinchgut has assembled a cast of early music specialists, including countertenor Christopher Lowrey who reprises his acclaimed performance of Didymus which he first sang in Pinchgut’s fully staged production of Theodora in December 2016.
VIEW ARTISTS
CREATIVES
Conductor
ERIN
HELYARD
Lindy Hume portrait photo
Production realised by
LINDY
HUME
PRODUCTION STILLS

photos by Keith Saunders

PROGRAM
Theodora (1749) by George Frideric Handel
JOAN SUTHERLAND THEATRE, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Thu 8 Feb 7pm | Fri 9 Feb 7pm 
Sung in English with surtitles
Running time approximately 3 hours, including 20 minute interval
Tickets from $79

Pinchgut Opera is not authorised to sell tickets to performances at Sydney Opera House, therefore all tickets to Theodora in Concert are available via Opera Australia’s box office.


We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we work and perform, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation – the first storytellers and singers of songs.
We pay our respects to their elders past and present.


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