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Handel - Giulio Cesare in Egitto (DVD) | Unitel Edition 807708

Handel - Giulio Cesare in Egitto (DVD)

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Label: Unitel Edition

Cat No: 807708

Barcode: 0814337017156

Format: DVD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 7th October 2022

Contents

Artists

Bejun Mehta
Louise Alder
Christophe Dumaux
Patricia Bardon
Jake Arditti
Simon Bailey
Konstantin Derri
Joni Osterlund
Concentus Musicus Wien

Conductor

Ivor Bolton

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Giulio Cesare, HWV17

Artists

Bejun Mehta
Louise Alder
Christophe Dumaux
Patricia Bardon
Jake Arditti
Simon Bailey
Konstantin Derri
Joni Osterlund
Concentus Musicus Wien

Conductor

Ivor Bolton

About

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.

“Many of the excellent singing actors present themselves in top form.” – Kurier

“A triumph! A must for baroque opera fans.” – Kronenzeitung

“A finely balanced mixture of poetry and comedy, of cinematic action and touching contemplation.” – Der Standard

Cast:
- Giulio Cesare: Bejun Mehta
- Cleopatra: Louise Alder
- Tolomeo: Christophe Dumaux
- Cornelia: Patricia Bardon
- Sesto: Jake Arditti
- Achilla: Simon Bailey
- Nireno: Konstantin Derri
- Pompeo: Joni Österlund

Stage director: Keith Warner

Recording date: Theater an der Wien, December 2021
Sound format: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
Picture: NTSC, 16:9
Booklet: English, German, French
Subtitles: Italian (original language), English, German, Korean, Japanese
Total running time: 183 mins

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