Faces of Classical Musichttp://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.gr/•George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)Theodora, HWV 68 (1749)Libretto by Thomas MorellDawn Upshaw - TheodoraDavid Daniels - DidymusFrode Olsen - ValensRichard Croft - SeptimiusLorraine Hunt - IreneMichael Hart-Davis - MessengerThe Glyndebourne ChorusOrchestra of the Age of EnlightenmentConductor: William ChristieDirector for Stage and Television by Peter SellersGlyndebourne, 1996Peter Sellers takes Handel's tale of self sacrificial love between a Christian virgin and a Roman bodyguard in 4th century Antioch and by resetting it in modern day America transforms it into a timeless parable of spiritual resistance to tyranny and persecution.•Faces of Classical Musichttp://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.gr/