Organization

Conductor

Gianluca Capuano

Stage director

Davide Livermore

Set designer

Giò Forma

Costume designer

Mariana Fracasso

Lighting designer

Antonio Castro

Video designer

D-Wok

Chorus master

Stefano Visconti

Singer

Countertenor

Carlo Vistoli

Julius Caesar

Soprano

Cecilia Bartoli

Cleopatra

Max Emanuel Cencic

Tolomeo

Contralto

Sara Mingardo

Cornelia

Kangmin Justin Kim

Sesto

Bass

Peter Kálmán

Achilla

Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Orchestra

Les Musiciens du Prince - Monaco

Others

Choeur de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo

Federica Spatola

Nireno

Luca Vianello

Curio

Giulio Cesare in Egitto -  (Julius Caesar in Egypt)

Monaco

Salle Garnier

Public

Julius Caesar in Egypt

Approved

It was for the British capital and its refined, opera seria loving public that Georg Friedrich Handel reserved the quintessence of his art. The premiere of Giulio Cesare in Egitto at the King’s Theatre, Haymarket in February 1724 was received triumphantly. Although the adventures of the Roman consul and the Egyptian queen were not a novelty, the magnificent beauty of the countless arias dedicated to the castrato Senesino and the famous soprano Francesca Cuzzoni turned this work into one of the most performed operas. However, swept away by the Romantic wave of the 19th century, it was only in 1922, in Göttingen, that it would briefly return to the stage, before making a comeback after the War with the great voices of that period. It was not until the 1970s, however, that the score would be reinstated in its entirety, with the original orchestration and tessitura. This new production, directed by Davide Livermore, continues in this tradition of historically informed performance practice. The run in Monaco is followed by guest performances of our company at the Wiener Staatsoper. Following her memorable incarnations of Ariodante and Alcina, Cecilia Bartoli presents her third Handelian character in Monte Carlo. At her side are three distinguished countertenors, some of the finest interpreters of 18th century music.

English

C’est à la capitale britannique, et à son public raffiné avide d’opera seria, que Georg Friedrich Haendel réserve la quintessence de son art. La création en février 1724 de Giulio Cesare in Egitto sur la scène du King’s Theatre at Haymarket est un triomphe. Si les aventures du consul romain et de la reine égyptienne n’étaient pas une nouveauté, l’incroyable beauté des nombreux airs dédiés au castrat Senesino et à la célèbre Francesca Cuzzoni assurèrent à l’œuvre sa place d’opéra baroque parmi les plus représentés. Balayé par la vague romantique du XIXe siècle, ce titre  ne retrouvera le chemin de la scène qu’en 1922 à Göttingen avant d’être mis en lumière après-guerre par les grandes voix du belcanto romantique. Il faudra néanmoins attendre les années soixante-dix pour entendre une exécution respectant l’intégralité de la partition, son orchestration et ses tessitures originales. La nouvelle production monégasque, signée Davide Livermore, s’inscrit dans cette perspective de représentation musicalement informée et sera donnée ensuite à la Staatsoper de Vienne. Après ses mémorables Ariodante et Alcina, Cecilia Bartoli incarne à Monte-Carlo sa troisième héroïne haendélienne et sera entourée de trois contre-ténors, fins interprètes de la musique du XVIIIe siècle.

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Julius Caesar in Egypt by Händel, From (2024/2024), Directed by Davide Livermore,, Conductor Gianluca Capuano, Salle Garnier, Monaco, Monaco

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