HANDEL'S JEPHTHA
FRIDAY 24 JULY 2009, 7pm
SUNDAY 26 JULY 2009, 2pm
City Recital Hall Angel Place
SUNDAY 26 JULY 2009, 2pm
Conductor: Brett Weymark
Sopranos: Sara Macliver, Jane Sheldon
Alto: Fiona Campbell
Counter Tenor: Daniel Bonic-Goodwin
Tenor: Paul McMahon
Bass: Stephen Bennett
Sydney Philharmonia Symphony Chorus
Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra
Jephtha’s rash promise to God, should he be victorious, to sacrifice the first creature he meets on his return home after battle, plays him false as he is met by his beloved daughter Iphis.
Borne out of tragedy, Jephtha was the last of Handel’s works before blindness forced the master to lay down his pen.
Discover the work that is truly a befitting end to Handel’s genius repertoire.