Storyline
Julia Bullock, Joyce DiDonato and Jakub Jozef Orlinski star in Katie Mitchell’s thrilling new production of Handel’s Theodora in an alternative modern-day reality, Theodora, a religious fundamentalist, plots for the resistance against the Roman occupation. But when her secret plan to destroy the Roman embassy is discovered, she learns the true brutality of her oppressors. Harry Bicket conducts the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Cast & Crew
Julia Bullock
Theodora
Lead
Joyce DiDonato
Irene
Jakub Józef Orliński
Didymus
EL
Ed Lyon
Septimus
Gyula Orendt
Valens
TM
Thando Mjandana
Marcus
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Katie Mitchell's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Theodora is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
