Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Giulio Cesare in Egitto

2022
3h 3m
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Overview

Triumphantly premiered in 1724 at the King's Theatre in London, George Frideric Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto masterfully combines human emotions: Triumph with sorrow, despair with happiness and love with profound melancholy in the face of the transience of all earthly life. Star director Keith Warner creates a production that imaginatively blends silent film and baroque opera, delightfully echoing Mankiewicz's legendary Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton. An excellent cast of singers is led by two of the world's leading countertenors: Bejun Mehta and Christophe Dumaux. Louise Alder shines as the seductive Cleopatra. Patricia Bardon, Simon Bailey and Jake Arditti are further highlights in this extraordinary group of singers, while Ivor Bolton provides the appropriate soundtrack on the podium of the Concentus Musicus Wien.

Status: Released

Language: IT

Production Information

Production Companies
Unitel ORF 3sat
Production Countries
Germany
Spoken Languages
Italian

Keywords

Quick Facts

Release Date September 23, 2022
Status Released
Language IT

Cast

Bejun Mehta
Bejun Mehta

Giulio Cesare

Louise Alder
Louise Alder

Cleopatra

Christophe Dumaux
Christophe Dumaux

Tolomeo

Patricia Bardon
Patricia Bardon

Cornelia

Jake Arditti
Jake Arditti

Sesto

Simon Bailey
Simon Bailey

Achilla

Konstantin Derri
Konstantin Derri

Nireno

Joni Österlund
Joni Österlund

Pompeo

Key Crew

Tiziano Mancini
Director