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Giulio Cesare : Italian opera in three acts

Title
Giulio Cesare : Italian opera in three acts / libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym ; after Giacomo Francesco Bussani ; with scenes from Handel's operas "Rinaldo," "Orlando" and "Tolomeo" ; adapted by Herbert Wernicke ; directed for TV and video by Toni Bargalló ; a co-production of Gran Teatre del Liceu and Theater Basel with the support of Fórum Universal de les Cultures Barcelona 2004.
Author
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.
Publication
Germany : Arthaus Musik, [2013], ©2013.

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Additional Authors
  • Haym, Nicola Francesco.
  • Bussani, G. F. (Giacomo Francesco)
  • Oliver, Flavio.
  • Menéndez, David.
  • Podleś, Ewa, 1952-
  • Beaumont, Maite.
  • Merced, Elena de la.
  • Domènech, Jordi, 1967-
  • Zwarg, Oliver.
  • Mentxaka, Itxaro.
  • Manzanares, Héctor.
  • Hofstetter, Michael.
  • Wernicke, Herbert.
  • Jensen, Bjørn.
  • Münzer, Hermann.
  • Bargalló, Toni.
  • Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona, Spain)
  • Arthaus Musik (Firm)
Description
2 videodiscs (216 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Caesar, in pursuit of Pompey, lands in Egypt, where Pompey's wife, Cornelia, and her son Sextus beg for reconciliation. Ptolemy greets him with the present of Pompey's head, an unwelcome gift. Cornelia is prevented from suicide by her would-be lover Curio and Sextus threatens vengeance. Cleopatra, meanwhile, plots to use Caesar in order to displace her brother Ptolemy. Achillas offers to kill Caesar and make Ptolemy king, if he may have Cornelia as a reward. Cleopatra disguises herself as one injured by Ptolemy and seeks Caesar's interest, while Cornelia and her son are taken prisoner by Ptolemy. Caesar and Cleopatra eventually come together, her identity now revealed, while Ptolemy presses his attentions on Cornelia. Caesar escapes, to avoid a planned attempt on his life. Cleopatra is taken prisoner by Ptolemy but Caesar, returning, promises to rescue both her and Cornelia, with the help of Sextus, who, in an assault on Ptolemy's palace, kills the despot. Caesar now allows Cleopatra the crown of Egypt, as queen and tributary of the Roman Empire.
Subject
  • Caesar, Julius > Drama
  • César, 101-44 av. J.-C. > Théâtre
  • Operas
Genre/Form
  • Operas.
  • Feature films.
  • Fiction films.
Note
  • Program notes in English, German, and French in container.
Credits (note)
  • Conductor, Michael Hofstetter ; stage director, Herbert Wernicke ; chorus master, William Spaulding ; set and costumes, Herbert Wernicke ; lighting, Hermann Münzer ; revival director, Björn Jensen ; dramaturgy, Xavier Zuber.
Event (note)
  • Recorded in performance July 2004, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona.
System Details (note)
  • DVD-9, region code 0; soundtracks in Dolby digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, LPCM stereo; aspect ratio: 16:9.
Language (note)
  • Sung in Italian, with subtitles in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Catalan.
LCCN
807280727999
OCLC
  • ocn880339549
  • 880339549
  • SCSB-9445403
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries