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Handel's Jephtha
Presented by Louise Fryer.

Katie Mitchell's electrifying production of Jephtha is headed by the tenor Robert Murray in the role of Jephtha, with Fflur Wyn as Iphis, Alan Ewing as Zebul and Diana Montague as Storge, with the chorus and orchestra of Welsh National Opera. The performance is conducted by Paul Goodwin.

Jephtha ............. Robert Murray (tenor)
Zebul ................. Alan Ewing (bass)
Storge................ Diana Montague (mezzo soprano)
Iphis .................. Fflur Wyn (soprano)
Hamor ............... Robin Blaze (counter-tenor)
Angel .................Claire Ormshaw (soprano)
Chorus and orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Conductor, Paul Goodwin

Handel's final oratorio, written as his health and eyesight were failing, takes as its theme the necessity of man's submission to destiny. Jephtha has led his people through war to a great victory, but there is a terrible catch. Before battle commenced, Jephtha rashly made a vow that, if he were to win, he would sacrifice the first person he encountered on his return. To his horror, his beloved daughter Iphis is the first to greet him on his homecoming...