Giulio Cesare in Egitto

In the organizer's words:

Opera in three acts | Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym after Francesco Bussani | In Italian with German surtitles | A co-production of Théâtre des Champs-Elysées (premiere May 11, 2022), Oper Leipzig, Opéra national de Montpellier and Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse

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A co-production of Théâtre des Champs-Élysées (premiere on May 11, 2022), Oper Leipzig, Opéra Orchestre national de Montpellier Occitanie and Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse

She has a difficult character - but a beautiful nose! This assessment by a little Gaul is just one of many legends surrounding the enchanting pharaohess. The fact that Cleopatra took the breath away from the greats of her time with her tine has always been a gift for anyone in the entertainment business with a nose for good material. Even though Handel's indestructible box-office hit bears the title of the Roman dictator, the Egyptian is usually ahead of the pack in this jewel of the operatic repertoire. She tirades, glamorizes, suffers, sobs and triumphs in a way that is simply beautiful to kneel down to. Of course, the grand seigneur of emotions turned into sound has equipped his musical broadband movie against an ancient backdrop with all the scents of the baroque orchestral spectrum and with great characters, from the snotty Tolomeo to the pubescent avenging angel Sesto and the elegiac, sniffling Cornelia.

The celebrated director Damiano Michieletto, who returns to Leipzig Opera with "Giulio Cesare in Egitto" after his colorful, glittering success with "The Rake's Progress", has already proven in London, Moscow, Milan and Salzburg that he has a good nose for gripping musical theater.