deed" 64. Air (Valens) "Cease, ye slaves, your fruitless pray'r!" 65. Recitative (Didymus, Theodora) "'Tis kind, my friends" 66. Chorus of Heathens "How strange their ends" 67. Recitative (Didymus,Theodora, Valens) "On me your frowns" 68. Air (Valens) "Ye ministers of justice" Scene 6 69. Recitative (Didymus,Theodora, Septimius) "And must such beauty suffer?" 70. Air and Duet (Didymus, Theodora) "Streams of pleasure ever flowing" Scene 7 Irene, with the Christians 71. Recitative (Irene) "Ere this, their doom is past" 72. Chorus of Christians "O love divine" Productions The 1996 production by William Christie with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, produced by Peter Sellars, was described as a "landmark". Dawn Upshaw sang Theodora, David Daniels sang Didymus, and the execution of each lead character was set "on a gurney in a Texas military hospital awaiting execution" by lethal injection. A DVD of the production was available from the Glyndebourne online shop. In 2022, the Royal Opera House in London staged its first production since the 1750 premiere. Directed by Katie Mitchell, the production was set in "an alternative modern-day reality". Recordings Audio recordings Video recordings Notes External links Complete libretto of Theodora (hosted by Stanford University) Score of Theodora (ed. Friedrich Chrysander, Leipzig 1860) Oratorios by George Frideric Handel Operas by George Frideric Handel 1749 compositions Operas 1750 operas