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Handel's Giulio Cesare

Lucie Skeaping looks at the plot, history, performances and recordings of one of Handel鈥檚 most enduring operas, Giulio Cesare, first performed at London's Haymarket in 1724.

Lucie Skeaping looks at the plot, history, performances and recordings of one of Handel鈥檚 most enduring operas, Giulio Cesare - first performed at London's Haymarket Theatre in 1724.

The libretto was written by Nicola Francesco Haym who used an earlier libretto by Giacomo Francesco Bussani. The opera, which starred two of Europe's most famous performers - the castrato Senesino and soprano Francesca Cuzzoni - was an immediate success at its first performances, and was frequently revived by Handel in his subsequent opera seasons for King George I's Royal Academy.

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Sun 10 Feb 2019 14:00
麻豆社 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Giulio Cesare In Egitto - Overture

    Ensemble: Le Concert d鈥橝str茅e. Conductor: Emmanuelle Ha茂m.
    • ERATO : 9078722.
    • ERATO.
    • 1.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Giulio Cesare In Egitto - Act I - Opening

    Singer: Marijana Mijanovic. Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Mark Minkowski.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Giulio Cesare In Egitto - Recit: Alma del gran Pompeo

    Singer: Marie鈥怤icole Lemieux. Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco. Director: Alan Curtis.
    • NAIVE : OP-30536.
    • NAIVE.
    • 14.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Giulio Cesare In Egitto - Aria: Va Tacito e nascosto

    Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau. Orchestra: Munich Bach Orchestra. Conductor: Karl Richter.
    • DG : E4775647.
    • DG.
    • 6.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Giulio Cesare In Egitto - Aria: V'adore, pupille

    Singer: Karina Gauvin. Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco. Director: Alan Curtis.
    • NAIVE : OP-30536.
    • 8.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Giulio Cesare In Egitto - Aria: Se pieta di me non senti

    Singer: Barbara Schlick. Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC-901385.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 11.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Giulio Cesare In Egitto - Aria: I shall tame your pride unbending

    Singer: James Bowman. Orchestra: The English National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • CHANDOS : CHAN3019.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 3.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Giulio Cesare In Egitto - Aria: Piangero la sorte mia

    Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Mark Minkowski.
    • ARCHIV : 4742102.
    • ARCHIV.
    • 7.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Giulio Cesare In Egitto - Final Chorus: Ritorni omai nel nostro core

    Singer: Marie鈥怤icole Lemieux. Singer: Karina Gauvin. Ensemble: Il Complesso Barocco. Director: Alan Curtis.
    • NAIVE : OP-30536.
    • NAIVE.
    • 22.

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  • Sun 29 May 2016 14:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3
  • Sun 10 Feb 2019 14:00
    麻豆社 Radio 3

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