Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Synopsis

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. “Cheers for all involved” Kurier. “A must for baroque opera fans.” Kronen Zeitung

Additional Info

• No: A04050210
• Composer: George Frideric Handel
• Conductor: Ivor Bolton
• Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien
• Artists: Bejun Mehta, Louise Alder, Christophe Dumaux, Patricia Bardon, Jake Arditti,
• Production year: 2021
• Run time: 03:04:00
• Director: Stage Director: Keith Warner
• Producers: Unitel, ORF, 3sat, Theater an der Wien, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
• Format: 4K