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Handel’s Giulio Cesare Staged By Calixto Bieito

Julie Fuchs and Christophe Dumaux shine in the title roles of Handel’s Giulio Cesare, in a new staging by Calixto Bieito at Dutch National Opera & Ballet.

"Giulio Cesare in Egitto"
Dramma per musica in three acts (1724)

Set during the Roman Civil W War (49–45 BCE), Handel’s "Giulio Cesare" is an intense drama fifi lled with romance, tragedy and political intrigue. The plot centres on Cleopatra’s campaign to seduce Julius Caesar in order to enlist his support in her becoming Queen of Egypt. Handel’s music breathes the atmosphere of the Baroque with virtuosic vocal fifi reworks and subtle arias. This acclaimed production is given a modern setting populated by power-hungry oligarchs who are placed by director Calixto Bieito into ‘a digital dream world in a desert paradise’.

Giulio Cesare CHRISTOPHE DUMAUX Countertenor
Cleopatra JULIE FUCHS Soprano
Sesto CECILIA MOLINARI Mezzo-soprano
Cornelia TERESA IERVOLINO Mezzo-soprano
Tolomeo CAMERON SHAHBAZI Countertenor

Le Concert d’Astrée
Musical Director and Harpsichord EMMANUELLE HAÏM
Stage Director CALIXTO BIEITO

Filmed on 25 January and 2 February 2023 at Dutch National Opera & Ballet, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Film Director FRANÇOIS ROUSSILLON

2.110779 / NBD0187V
Total playing time: 191 minutes
Language: Italian • Subtitles: Italian, English, German, French, Dutch, Japanese, Korean
DVD: NTSC 16:9 • AC3 Stereo and Surround 5.1• Region: 0 (worldwide) • DVD 9
BD: HD 16:9 • PCM stereo and DTS-MA Surround 5.1 • Region: A, B, C • BD 50