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Opera on 3: Giulio Cesare in Egitto

Giulio Cesare in Egitto

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Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto from the 2019 George Enescu International Festival.

Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto from the 2019 George Enescu International Festival. Christophe Rousset conducts Les Talens Lyriques.

Martin Handley presents this performance of one of the most popular operas of the Baroque, Handel's 'Giulio Cesare in Egitto' first performed in London in 1724, recorded at the 2019 George Enescu International Festival held biannually in Bucharest. With Christopher Lowry as Cesare and Karina Gauvin as Cleopatra and Les Talens Lyriques conducted by Christophe Rousset.

'Veni, Vidi, Vici', 'Et tu Brute?' and crossing the Rubicon - just three things that come readily to mind when thinking of Julius Caesar - a historical figure with a huge literary legacy.

Since his own time, and his memoirs and contemporary accounts of deeds and misdeeds,  to Shakespeare, to the operatic stage, and on to Goscinny and Uderzo's comic creation in Asterix and Obelix, and countless Latin textbooks; Julius Caesar has attracted repeated attention across the ages, and Martin is joined by noted  classicist Mary Beard to discuss the legacy of the man who would be King of Rome.

[this is the 1725 performing version omitting the characters Nireno and Curio]


Cleopatra.....Karina Gauvin (Soprano)
Sesto.....Ann Hallenberg (Mezzo-soprano)
Giulio Cesare.....Christopher Lowrey (Counter-tenor)
Tolomeo.....Kacper Szelazek (Counter-tenor)
Cornelia.....Eve-Maud Hubeaux (Mezzo-soprano)
Achilla.....Ashley Riches (Baritone)
Les Talens Lyriques Orchestra
Christophe Rousset (Harpsichord)

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