Academy Choir & Baroque Players
Matthew Best, Conductor
Benjamin Hulett, Jephtha
Helen Charlston, Storge
Rowan Pierce, Iphis
James Hall, Hamor
Seeking a strong man to deliver the tribe from an existential threat, the Israelites choose the outcast son of a harlot, Jephtha, to lead them into battle against the Ammonites. Having made a vow to God that if he is victorious he will offer in sacrifice the first thing he sees on returning home, rejoicing is turned to tragedy when it is his daughter who greets him. Jephtha faces the ultimate dilemma – the choice between faith and love, in Handel’s final dramatic oratorio.
Event Sponsor: Robert Holmes