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Glyndebourne Presents Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) (PG)
- Consumer Advice: Contains moderate violence
- Run time: 3 hours 53 mins
- Language: Italian with English subtitles
- Genre: Musical
- Release date: 1st January 2005
- Starring: Sarah Connelly, Danielle Di Niese
- Directed by: David McVicar, Robin Lough
- Distributor: Glyndebourne Festival Opera
Plot Synopsis
The internationally renowned Glyndebourne Festival Opera are proud to present the critically acclaimed production of Giulio Cesare on the big screen this autumn. The opera will be shown in high definition with Dolby Digital sound.
Giulio Cesare is one of Handel’s grandest and most lavishly scored works and this critically acclaimed Glyndebourne production won the 2006 South Bank Show Award for Best Opera.
Giulio Cesare is a study of political manoeuvring as the imperialistic nobility of Caesar’s Romans meets the passionate and cunning world of Cleopatra’s Egypt. Handel’s work is part historical drama, part comedy and part love story and charts the progress of Cleopatra’s all-consuming love for Caesar. Handel creates a succession of exquisite arias, which beautifully reflect the depth and variety of emotions experienced by each character.
'Musically, visually, dramatically, this was vintage stuff.' - The Evening Standard