Power, seduction, and betrayal blaze beneath the Egyptian sun in Handel’s most celebrated opera, where Caesar’s arrival sparks Cleopatra’s battle for the throne and love and empire collide in a tale of political intrigue and dangerous desire.
David Alden directs a thrilling new production starring countertenor Tim Mead as Giulio Cesare and soprano Sarah Brady as Cleopatra, with Christian Curnyn conducting the period orchestra Early Opera Company in their Festival debuts.
19, 25 June £24 - £165
7, 13 June £32 - £195
Composer — George Frideric Handel
Librettist — Nicola Francesco Haym
Orchestra — Early Opera Company
Sung in — Italian
Creatives
Christian Curnyn
Conductor
David Alden
Director
Jon Morrell
Designer
Tim Claydon
Choreographer
Cast
Tim Mead
Giulio Cesare
Sarah Brady
Cleopatra
Hugh Cutting
Tolomeo
Jess Dandy
Cornelia
Zheng Jiang
Sesto
James Atkinson
Achilla
Owen Willetts
Nireno
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