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Rinaldo Alessandrini

Stage director

Laurent Pelly

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Chantal Thomas

Lighting designer

Joël Adam

Dramaturge

Agathe Mélinand

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Laurie Feldman

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Marianne Beate Kielland

Julius Caesar

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Toshiaki Komada

Curio

Contralto

Etsuko Kanoh

Cornelia

Kaneko Mika

Sesto

Soprano

Mari Moriya

Cleopatra

Daichi Fujiki

Tolomeo

Vitaly Yushmanov

Achilla

Toshiyuki Muramatsu

Nireno

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Giulio Cesare in Egitto -  (Julius Caesar in Egypt)

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Julius Caesar in Egypt

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Giulio Cesare in Egitto Händel

"Julio Cesare", which was scheduled to be performed from April 7th to 12th, 2020, will be canceled to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection. We are very sorry for everyone who has been looking forward to it. Unfortunately, we made a difficult decision, but we have prepared a video to show you the pattern of the training that took place for about two weeks. Believing in the reunion with the large number of cast staff involved in this production and the customers who have been waiting for the performance, we are making adjustments so that this "Julio Cesare" can be performed in the future season. We sincerely hope that the situation will be resolved as soon as possible, and we look forward to sharing our smiles with you through the opera again. ◆ Table of contents
0:04From the 1st act standing practice
4:02Kazushi Ono Opera Artistic Director x Laurent Pelly x Rinaldo Alessandrini
14:51From the last lesson
28:05Endroll Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini Director / Costume: Laurent Pelly Art: Chantal Toma Lighting: Joel Adam Dramaturk: ​​Agate Melinan Assistant Director: Laurie Feldman Stage Director: Masahiko Onita Julio Cesare: Itage Scalizada Courio: Toshiaki Komada Cornelia: Etsuko Kanoh Sesto: Mika Kaneko Cleopatra: Mari Moriya Toromeo: Daichi Fujiki Achilla: Vitali Yushmanofunireno: Toshiyuki Muramatsu Chorus Conductor: Kyohei Tomihira Chorus: New National Theatre Orchestra Artistic Director: Kazushi Ono Production of l'Opéra national de Paris

#New National Theatre Opera #Cesare #New Country Opera 1920

Giulio Cesare in Egitto Händel From the rehearsal scene of the New National Theatre "Julio Cesare"

Expectations were high on all sides when Artistic Director of Opera, ONO Kazushi, scheduled Giulio Cesare as the first production in our baroque opera series. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic put rehearsals and performances on hold. After two and a half years of anticipation, we are now finally able to bring this magnificent baroque opera to the Opera Palace.

Giulio Cesare by master Baroque composer Georg Friedrich Händel is a notable work that established his reputation in England. This opera seria is based on the story of Caesar and Cleopatra and features successively unfolding arias in recitativo style. It is a spectacle of pleasure, showcasing dramatic effects, a variety of beautiful music and skilled vocal performances.

This production by Laurent PELLY was a success as soon as it hit the stage of Palais Garnier, Opéra National de Paris in 2011, and then performed at the Teatro Regio di Torino in 2014. PELLY's concept is that of "history in a dream". Taking a "playful look at history", a dramatic fantasy unfolds in the storeroom of an Egyptian antiquities museum. Colossal statues and paintings successively come to life in a clever mix of the ancient and the modern.

Baroque music virtuoso Rinaldo ALESSANDRINI takes up the conductor's baton, alongside notable singers MORIYA Mari, FUJIKI Daichi, KANOH Etsuko, KANEKO Mika and others from the scheduled cast in 2020. An outstanding Swedish mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate KIELLAND appears in the title role.

Julius Caesar in Egypt by Händel, From (2022/2022), Directed by Laurent Pelly,, Conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini, New National Theatre, Tokyo, Japan

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