The Metropolitan Opera has a winner of a new production – the sparkling, playful and musically rich Giulio Cesare, directed by David McVicar. A very strong cast including star coloratura Natalie ...

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Most opera companies now post promotional videos on their websites, which can betray some of the creative differences that may have arisen in rehearsal. In Opera North's short documentary, soprano ...

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15:05, Wed, Jul 3, 2024 Updated: 16:02, Wed, Jul 3, 2024 Glory, romance, misery, revenge, treachery and plotting, all to a score of beautiful music, Handel's Giulio Cesare (that's Julius Caesar in ...

Handel’s breathtaking Giulio Cesare opens with a continual barrage of virtuoso arias, and never lets up. This clever new production for the Grange Festival, by David Alden, is a whimsical and witty ...