Giulio Cesare

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Giulio Cesare is a celebrated Baroque opera by George Frideric Handel, renowned for its virtuosic arias and dramatic portrayal of Julius Caesar’s encounter with Cleopatra.

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Giulio Cesare canonical 3
Julius Caesar 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque opera
opera
basedOnWorkBy Giovanni Francesco Bussani
cleopatraVoiceType soprano
composedInCity London
linked to: London, England
composer George Frideric Handel
featuresCharacter Achilla
Cleopatra
linked to: Cleopatra VII

Cornelia
Curio
Giulio Cesare
Nireno
Sesto
Tolomeo
linked to: Ptolemy
frequentlyPerformed true
genre opera seria
hasCatalogueNumber HWV 17
historicalSource Plutarch's Lives
Roman history
language Italian
librettist Nicola Francesco Haym
modernCesareVoiceType contralto
countertenor
mezzo-soprano
notableAria Al lampo dell'armi
Da tempeste il legno infranto
Piangerò la sorte mia
Se pietà di me non senti
V'adoro, pupille
Va tacito e nascosto
notableFor dramatic characterization
rich orchestration
virtuosic arias
numberOfActs 3
operaStructure recitatives and arias
originalCesareVoiceType castrato
partOfRepertoire standard Baroque opera repertoire
premiereCity London
linked to: London, England
premiereCountry Kingdom of Great Britain
premiereDate 1724-02-20
premierePlace King's Theatre, London
revivalCentury 20th century
settingLocation Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
settingPeriod 48 BC
stylePeriod Baroque
subject Cleopatra VII
Julius Caesar
titleInItalian Giulio Cesare in Egitto
translatedTitle Julius Caesar in Egypt

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George Frideric Handel notableWork Giulio Cesare
Booth's Theatre notableProduction Julius Caesar
linked to: Giulio Cesare
Giulio Cesare featuresCharacter Giulio Cesare
St. Lawrence of Brindisi givenName Giulio Cesare