Margaret Juntwait presents Handel's Giulio Cesare, live from New York.
The 1st-century-BC love affair between Julius Caesar and Cleopatra was Handel's inspiration for one of his most compelling operas. The sumptuous score is as enthralling today as it was when first performed nearly 300 years ago.
Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Harry Bicket
8.00 Met Opera Quiz
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8.20 Act Two
9.20 Interval: Beyond the Gilded Stage
6/6. The Globalisation of Opera
Writer Daniel Snowman brings his story of the social history of opera up to the present - and perhaps beyond.
9.45 Act Three
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