Giulio Cesare in Egitto- George Friderich Handel (2006)
3 DVD ISO | 720x480 | MPEG-2 DVD | LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 | Language: Italian | Subtitles: IT, EN, FR, GER, ES | 233 MIN | 16.46 GB
Artists: Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirchschlager, Danielle De Niese, Christophe Dumaux...
Conductor: William Christie | Director: David McVicar | Recording Date: 2005 | Place of recording: Glyndebourne Opera Festival
3 DVD ISO | 720x480 | MPEG-2 DVD | LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1 | Language: Italian | Subtitles: IT, EN, FR, GER, ES | 233 MIN | 16.46 GB
Artists: Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirchschlager, Danielle De Niese, Christophe Dumaux...
Conductor: William Christie | Director: David McVicar | Recording Date: 2005 | Place of recording: Glyndebourne Opera Festival
Giulio Cesare est un opéra en trois actes composé en 1723 par Georg Friedrich Haendel pour sa propre compagnie, la Royal Academy of Music. Le livret est une adaptation par Nicola Francesco Haym, du Giulio Cesare in Egitto représenté à Venise en 1675 (texte de Giacomo Francesco Bussani, musique d'Antonio Sartorio). L'opéra de Haendel fut créé au King's théâtre Haymarket de Londres le 20 février 1724 . Ce fut un succès dès l'origine et Haendel le reprit en 1725, 1730 et 1732. Avant le XXe siècle, la dernière représentation eut lieu à Hambourg en 1737. Certains airs comme V'adoro, pupille, Se pietà ou Piangerò (Cleopatra), Va tacito ou Dall' ondoso periglio (Cesare), Svegliatevi nel core de Sesto ou encore le poignant duo de Cornelia et Sesto qui termine le premier acte, sont devenus des pièces de concert.
Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt, HWV 17) is an Italian opera in three acts written by George Frideric Handel in 1724. The libretto was written by Nicola Francesco Haym.
A Great Moment of Opera:♥♥♥♥♥
There's a chance that purists will be very unhappy with director David McVicar's production of this Baroque masterpiece; there's also an equal chance that they'll be so vastly entertained that all criticisms will be beside the point. Updated to the years before World War I, Caeser's troops are British soldiers come to colonize Egypt, the latter being a place filled with exoticisms in the form of acres of billowing silk, flashy costumes, and full-blown song and dance numbers a la Bollywood (featuring sex-kitten Cleopatra and her minions). It's not only funny/campy, it also makes a certain internal sense. The razzle-dazzle is laid aside for the personal tragedy of Cornelia and Sesto (Patricia Bardon and Angelika Kirchschlager, respectively)--here portrayed as a beaten-down woman in a pathetic rage and a son on the verge of insanity--and for Caeser's and Cleopatra's more introspective moments. Caeser is mezzo Sarah Connelly, in firm voice and with the bearing of an emperor. Cleopatra is the 25-year-old American Daniele de Niese, ravishing in person and voice, with charisma, nerve, and talent in equal proportions. Countertenor Christopher Dumaux' bitchy-queen Tolomeo is remarkable, and the Achilles of bass Christopher Maltman is menacing. William Christie leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with great spirit and dramatic thrust, and the production values---subtitles in major European languages and English, stereo and surround sound, and picture---are ideal. Extras include interviews with the director and singers and an up-close look at Danielle de Niese. This is a fascinating, grand entertainment that may just make new friends for Baroque opera. ---Robert Levine
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