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Handel's Jephtha

From the Royal Opera House: Handel's late masterpiece Jephtha, starring Allan Clayton in the title role, with Alice Coote and Jennifer France and conducted by Laurence Cummings.

From the Royal Opera House in London: Handel's late masterpiece, starring Allan Clayton in the title role, with Alice Coote and Jennifer France and conducted by Laurence Cummings.

Jephtha is called back from exile to lead the Israelites in battle against the Ammonites. His unshakeable faith in God carries him to victory - but at the cost of a terrible vow with tragic consequences for his family and the community.

Presented by Martin Handley, in conversation with Lucy Winkett.

Jephtha ..... Allan Clayton (tenor)
Iphis, his daughter ..... Jennifer France (soprano)
Storgè, his wife ..... Alice Coote (mezzo-soprano)
Hamor, Iphis's lover ..... Cameron Shahbazi (countertenor)
Zebul, Jephtha's brother ..... Brindley Sherratt (bass)
Angel ..... Kaelan O'Sullivan (treble)
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Conductor Laurence Cummings

Read the full synopsis on the Royal Opera House website: https://bit.ly/3RNHQTk

3 hours, 29 minutes

Last on

Sat 16 Dec 2023 18:30

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Jephtha (Act One)

    Singer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Laurence Cummings.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Jephtha (Act Two)

    Singer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Laurence Cummings.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Jephtha (Act Three)

    Singer: Allan Clayton. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Laurence Cummings.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    The Flight of the Bumblebee

    Orchestra: Osipov Russian Folk Orchestra. Conductor: Vitaly Gnutov.
    • Balalaika Favorites.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 14.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Suite)

    Orchestra: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • Suites by Russian Composers.
    • Melodiya.
    • 08.
  • Missy Mazzoli

    Millennium Canticles: Part 1. Famous Disaster Psalm

    Performer: Third Coast Percussion.
    • Between Breaths.
    • Third Coast Percussion.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Dec 2023 18:30