Hackney Empire291 Mare Street,
Hackney, London, Greater London, E8 1EJ, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
| Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) | Giulio Cesare in Egitto, (Julius Caesar in Egypt) HWV 17 (Part 1: The Death of Pompey) |
Performers
| English Touring Opera | ||
| Jonathan Peter Kenny | Conductor | |
| James Conway | Director | |
| Cordelia Chisholm | Set Designer, Costume Designer | |
| Mark Howland | Lighting Designer | |
| Old Street Band | ||
| Christopher Ainslie | Countertenor | Giulio Cesare |
| Soraya Mafi | Soprano | Cleopatra |
| Benjamin Williamson | Countertenor | Tolomeo |
| Catherine Carby | Mezzo-soprano | Cornelia |
| Kitty Whately | Mezzo-soprano | Sesto |
| Benjamin Bevan | Baritone | Achilla |
| Frederick Long | Bass | Curio |
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Giulio Cesare is Handel’s most celebrated opera: a thrilling story of passion and revenge set to one of the composer’s most beautiful scores. In this new production we are presenting the opera in full, divided in 2 parts on consecutive nights (or on the same day for Saturday performances).
Part I: The Death of Pompey (Acts 1 & 2)
Having defeated his rival Pompey, can Caesar now survive the machinations of King of Egypt Ptolemy and his sister Cleopatra?
