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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Theodora canonical 8

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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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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theodora → featuresCharacter → Theodora ⓘ
Angels, ever bright and fair → partOf → Theodora ⓘ
Angels, ever bright and fair → firstPerformanceWork → Theodora ⓘ
Angels, ever bright and fair → character → Theodora ⓘ
HWV 68 → refersTo → Theodora ⓘ
George Frideric Handel → notableWork → Theodora ⓘ
subject linked to: HWV 68
Anecdota → portrays → Theodora ⓘ