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Early MusicVancouver
a project in collaboration with
G F Handel’s “Theodora”
THE DRANCE FAMILYEARLY MUSIC VANCOUVER FUND
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G.F. Handel’s “Theodora”Alexander Weimann
music director & harpsichord
Nathalie Paulin soprano
Krisztina Szabó mezzo-soprano
Lawrence Zazzo countertenor
Zachary Wilder tenor
Matthew Brook bass-baritone
with Pacific Baroque Orchestra and Vancouver Cantata Singers
George Frideric Handel(1685-1759)
Theodora(1750)
– AN ORATORIO –
Words by Thomas Morell
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
Theodora Nathalie Paulin a Christian of noble birth (soprano)
Didymus Lawrence Zazzo a Roman Officer, converted and in love with Theodora (alto)
Septimius Zachary Wilder his friend (tenor)
Valens Matthew Brook President of Antioch (bass-baritone)
Irene Krisztina Szabó a Christian (mezzo-soprano)
Chorus of ChristiansChorus of Heathens
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