Organization

Conductor

Laurence Cummings

Stage director

Oliver Mears

Set designer

Simon Lima Holdsworth

Costume designer

Ilona Karas

Lighting designer

Fabiana Piccioli

Choreographer

Anna Morrissey

Singer

Tenor

Allan Clayton

Jephta

Soprano

Jennifer France

Iphise

Mezzo-soprano

Alice Coote

Storgè

Contralto

Cameron Shahbazi

Hamor

Bass

Brindley Sherratt

Zébul

Royal Opera House

Orchestra

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Others

Chorus of the Royal Opera House

English

Jephtha

London

United Kingdom

Main Stage

Jephtha Händel

Public

Approved

Allan Clayton stars in Oliver Mears’s gripping new staging of Handel’s brooding tale of faith and sacrifice, conducted by Laurence Cummings.

Jephtha's belief in God is unshakeable. But when he unwittingly vows to sacrifice his own daughter, he will test the bonds of faith – and family – to the limit. 

Continuing our odyssey into Handel's Covent Garden works, this gripping new staging by Oliver Mears sheds powerful new light on a timeless biblical tale. Allan Clayton (Peter Grimes) returns to Covent Garden in the title role, joined by a largely British cast featuring Alice Coote, Brindley Sherratt and Jennifer France, with musical direction from baroque specialist Laurence Cummings.

Jephtha by Händel, From (2023/2023), Directed by Oliver Mears,, Conductor Laurence Cummings, Royal Opera House, London, United Kingdom

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Ensemble

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