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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:orchestra
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gptkbp:basedOn
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gptkb:Acta_Sanctorum
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Septimius
gptkb:Valens
gptkb:Irene
gptkb:Theodora
Didymus
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:George_Frideric_Handel
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gptkbp:duration
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about 2.5 hours
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gptkbp:firstPerformanceReception
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unsuccessful
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:orchestra
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Handel: Theodora
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gptkbp:HWV_number
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gptkb:HWV_68
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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hagiography
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:librettist
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gptkb:Thomas_Morell
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gptkbp:notableAria
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With darkness deep as is my woe
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gptkbp:notableChorus
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He saw the lovely youth
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gptkbp:notablePerformance
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gptkb:Glyndebourne_Festival_(2022)
Barbican Centre, London (2022)
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gptkbp:notableRecording
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gptkb:William_Christie_(1996)
Harry Bicket (2022)
Paul McCreesh (2000)
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gptkbp:orchestration
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strings
continuo
timpani
horns
trumpets
bassoons
oboes
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gptkbp:originalLanguage
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English
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gptkbp:period
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4th century
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gptkbp:premiereDate
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16 March 1750
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gptkbp:premiereLocation
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gptkb:Covent_Garden_Theatre,_London
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gptkbp:revival
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20th century
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Antioch,_Roman_Empire
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gptkbp:structure
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three acts
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gptkbp:subject
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martyrdom of Theodora and Didymus
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gptkbp:theme
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gptkb:saint
gptkb:faith
gptkb:sacrifice
love
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Dawn_Upshaw
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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