Details

Jephtha, war leader of the Israelites, has triumphed in battle but will God demand a sacrifice in return - the life of the general's beautiful daughter? Handel's inspiration for his intense oratorio Jephtha may have been the Bible, but the work is an involving human drama not a sermon.

Creatives/Company

Music: Handel
Lyrics: Thomas Morell
Company: The Rpyal Opera
Director(s): Oliver Mears, Anna Morrissey (movement)
Design: Simon Lima Holdsworth
Costume: Ilona Karas
Lighting: Fabiana Piccioli