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Scotsman David McVicar has blazed a spectacular trail in his fabulous staging of this Baroque opera seria for the 2005 Glyndebourne Festival. His starting material is Georg Frideric Handel?s formidable, four-hour-long ?GiulioCesare in Egitto? (?Julius Caesar in Egypt?; also known simply as ?GiulioCesare?), with libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Giacomo Grancesco Bussani?s work of the same name. The sheer length of the piece, with its typically Baroque musical da capo repeats of many verses can easily render this work into a completely boring and tedious affair. However, as you will see for yourself, ?boring? and ?tedious? will hardly apply to this particular staging as conceived by David McVicar and friends. Mr McVicar had the rare privilege of hand-picking his entire cast, and the wisdom of his choices shows clearly in ...
Advantages: Fleming is sublime, well sung throughout Disadvantages: Live recording is slightly noticeable in places
Despite being one of the most prolific composers of opera and very successful in his own time, Handel operas have remained largely neglected in the operatic repertoire until fairly recently with the Handel revival that began in the '60s. Because of this, if you're looking for recordings of Handel operas there are often not too many to choose from and to my knowledge there are only 3 recordings available of Alcina: one with Joan Sutherland in the title role, one with Renee Fleming, and one with Arleen Auger. I am eagerly awaiting the release this month of another recording with Joyce DiDonato in the title role - possibly an unorthodox choice as a mezzo soprano, but one of my favourite singers.
Alcina tells the story of a sorceress (Alcina herself) who seduces every man who dares to set foot on her island. However, Alcina is fickle ...
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Product details
Title
Handel: Giulio Cesare (Hlts)
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Main Performer
Beverly Sills (Soprano); Norman Treigle (Bass)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Buenos Aires Colón Theatre Chorus; Buenos Aires Colón Theatre Orchestra
Date of Release
04/02/2000
Label / Distributor
VAI Audio / Metronome
Pieces in Set
1
Running Time
1 hour 18 minutes
Genre(s)
Stage works
Stereo
Mono
SPAR Code
ADD
EAN
89948118428
Work 1
Work Title
Giulio Cesare, 'Julius Caesar', HWV17
Excerpt(s)
1. Overture 2. Presto omai l'Egizia terra 3. Empio, diṛ, tu sei 4. Non disperar, chi sa? 5. Alma del gran Pompeo 6. ACT 2 - V'adoro, pupille 7. Al lampo dell'armi 8. Se pietà di me non senti 9. E pur coś in un giorno ... Piangeṛ, la sorte mia 10. Aure, deh, per pietà 11. Da tempeste il legno infranto 12. Ritorni omai.
Composer
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1724
Conductor
Karl Richter
Orchestra / Ensemble
Buenos Aires Colón Theatre Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble
Buenos Aires Colón Theatre Orchestra
Main Performer
Beverly Sills (Soprano), Norman Treigle (Bass)
Opera Part(s)
Beverly Sills, Norman Treigle
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