Theodora

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Theodora is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel that dramatizes the martyrdom of the Christian saint Theodora in Roman Antioch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oratorio
basedOn legend of the Christian martyr Theodora
catalogueNumber HWV 68
composer George Frideric Handel
composerNationality German-British
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Great Britain
featuresCharacter Didymus
Irene
Septimius
linked to: Septimius Severus

Theodora
Valens
firstPublisher Walsh (London)
linked to: Walsh, London
form sacred oratorio
genre oratorio
hasPart arias
choruses
instrumental sinfonias
recitatives
historicalContext Roman Empire
language English
librettist Thomas Morell
liturgicalUse non-liturgical sacred concert work
notableAria “Angels, ever bright and fair”
notableChorus “He saw the lovely youth”
orchestration voices and orchestra
originalLanguage English
period Baroque
placeOfAction Antioch
premiereDate 1750-03-16
premierePlace Covent Garden Theatre, London
religiousContext Christianity
setting Roman Antioch
structure three acts
subject martyrdom of Saint Theodora of Antioch
timeOfComposition 1749–1750

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