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Julius Caesar

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Opera in three acts
Libretto by Nicola Haym
Translated into German by P. Lediard
Music by Handel

Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk,
Hamburg
(Chorus trained by Max Thura)
Conducted by Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
(Recording made available by courtesy of N.W.D.R., Hamburg)

The action takes place in Egypt after the Battle of Pharsala, A.D. 48
Act 1
Sc. 1: A broad plain beside the Nile
Sc. 2: The gallery in the Palace of Ptolemaeus
Sc. 3: Pompey's Monument in Caesar's camp
Sc. 4: Banquet hall in the palace of Ptolemaeus

Contributors

Libretto:
Nicola Haym
Translated into German by:
P. Lediard
Composer:
Georg Frideric Handel
Musicians:
Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Hamburg
Chorus trained by:
Max Thura
Conductor:
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
Romans - Caius Julius Caesar:
Hans Hotter
Romans - Curio, Roman tribune:
Karl Bay
Romans - Cornelia, wife of Pompeius:
Dagmar Hermann
Romans - Sextus Pompeius, her son:
Walter Geisler
Egyptians - Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt:
Walburga Wegner
Egyptians - Ptolemaeus, her brother:
Sigmund Roth
Egyptians - Achillas, Egyptian general:
Rudolf Bockelmann
Egyptians - Nirenus, confidant to Cleopatra:
Karl Bay
Source: Radio Times

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