Opera
Jephtha
Concert version
Georg Friedrich Händel
01 May, 25
Musical conductor: Francesco Corti | Il Pomo d'Oro
Händel's final oratorio is presented for the first time at the Teatro Real in a concert version, performed by Il Pomo d'Oro under the baton of Francesco Corti, with the great voices of the fine soprano Joyce DiDonato and Michael Spyres.
Oratorio in three acts, hwv 70
Music by Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Libretto by Thomas Morell, based on the Book of Judges and George Buchanan's Jephthas, sive votum (1554).
Premiered at Covent Garden, London, 26 February 1752
Premiere at the Teatro Real
Concert version
Artistic team
Musical conductor: Francesco Corti
Cast
Jephtha: Michael Spyres
Storgé: Joyce DiDonato
Il Pomo d'Oro
Synopsis of Jephtha
In a biblical vein, it tells the story of Jephtha, an Israelite leader committed to sacrificing his daughter in gratitude to God for a victory won.
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01 May 2025
19:30
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Michael Spyres, Joyce DiDonato
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