Event listing: Giulio Cesare | Glyndebourne Opera House | Event is in the past

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Glyndebourne Opera House Glyndebourne, South-East, BN8 5UU, United Kingdom

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Programme

Giulio Cesare in Egitto, (Julius Caesar in Egypt) HWV 17

Performers

Glyndebourne Festival Opera
William Christie	Conductor
Jonathan Cohen	Conductor
Sir David McVicar	Director
Robert Jones	Set Designer
Brigitte Reiffenstuel	Costume Designer
Andrew George	Choreography
Paule Constable	Lighting Designer
The Glyndebourne Chorus
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Dame Sarah Connolly	Mezzo-soprano	Giulio Cesare
Joélle Harvey	Soprano	Cleopatra
Patricia Bardon	Mezzo-soprano	Cornelia
Anna Stéphany	Mezzo-soprano	Sesto
John Moore	Baritone	Achilla
Kangmin Justin Kim	Countertenor	Nireno
Christophe Dumaux	Countertenor	Tolomeo
Harry Thatcher	Baritone	Curio

Reviews of Giulio Cesare in Egitto, (Julius Caesar in Egypt) HWV 17 directed by Sir David McVicar

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Glyndebourne Opera House, June 2024

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Lincoln Center: Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, April 2013

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Sandra Bowdler, 23rd February

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Mark Pullinger, 10th June

Interviewed at the time of this production's first outing, McVicar declared that “Entertainment is not a dirty word”. His Giulio Cesare remains a hugely entertaining opera production.

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