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Petersfield Musical Festival: Handel – Jephtha
Part of the Petersfield Musical Festival 2023
Add to my Calendar 18-03-2023 19:30 18-03-2023 21:30 36 Petersfield Musical Festival: Handel – Jephtha Written in 1752, Jephtha was Handel’s last oratorio, and undoubtedly one of his greatest. Festival chorus, with Petersfield and Rogate Choral Societies, and Southern Pro Musica, conducted by Paul Spicer. The outline of the plot is simple: Jephtha, recalled from exile to lead the Israelites against the Ammonites, vows to sacrifice the first thing he sees if he returns successfully; tragically, it is his own daughter who makes a point of being the first to greet him. The desperate situation is finally saved by the intervention of an Angel. Festival Hall, Petersfield DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Festival Hall
Heath Road
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU31 4EA
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Jephtha, HWV 70
Performers
Paul Spicer – Conductor
Southern Pro Musica
Petersfield Musical Festival chorus
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Programme Note
Written in 1752, Jephtha was Handel’s last oratorio, and undoubtedly one of his greatest. Festival chorus, with Petersfield and Rogate Choral Societies, and Southern Pro Musica, conducted by Paul Spicer.
The outline of the plot is simple: Jephtha, recalled from exile to lead the Israelites against the Ammonites, vows to sacrifice the first thing he sees if he returns successfully; tragically, it is his own daughter who makes a point of being the first to greet him. The desperate situation is finally saved by the intervention of an Angel.
