| George Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare (Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2005) [Blu-ray] | ![George Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare (Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2005) [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51i3vCnKLkL._SL160_.jpg)
| Artists: William Christie, Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirchschlager, Danielle de Niese, Patricia Bardon
Label: Opus Arte
Category: DVD
List Price: $58.98
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Sales Rank: 133,462
Format: Classical, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Italian (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 0
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 206 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 809478070245
UPC: 809478070245
EAN: 0809478070245
ASIN: B001RE9HF2
Release Date: April 28, 2009
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Product Description
Sarah Connolly, Angelika Kirschschlager, Danielle De Niese, Patricia Bardon, Christopher Maltman, and Christophe Dumaux star in this Glyndebourne productio of the Handel opera conducted by William Christie on 2 discs.
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There's a chance that purists will be very unhappy with director David McVicar's production of this Baroque masterpiece; there's also an equal chance that they'll be so vastly entertained that all criticisms will be beside the point. Updated to the years before World War I, Caesar's troops are British soldiers come to colonize Egypt, the latter being a place filled with exoticisms in the form of acres of billowing silk, flashy costumes, and full-blown song and dance numbers a la Bollywood (featuring sex-kitten Cleopatra and her minions). It's not only funny/campy, it also makes a certain internal sense. The razzle-dazzle is laid aside for the personal tragedy of Cornelia and Sesto (Patricia Bardon and Angelika Kirchschlager, respectively)--here portrayed as a beaten-down woman in a pathetic rage and a son on the verge of insanity--and for Caesar's and Cleopatra's more introspective moments. Caesar is mezzo Sarah Connelly, in firm voice and with the bearing of an emperor. Cleopatra is the 25-year-old American Daniele de Niese, ravishing in person and voice, with charisma, nerve, and talent in equal proportions. Countertenor Christopher Dumaux' bitchy-queen Tolomeo is remarkable, and the Achilles of bass Christopher Maltman is menacing. William Christie leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment with great spirit and dramatic thrust, and the production values---subtitles in major European languages and English, stereo and surround sound, and picture---are ideal. Extras include interviews with the director and singers and an up-close look at Danielle de Niese. This is a fascinating, grand entertainment that may just make new friends for Baroque opera. --Robert Levine
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