David McVicar’s inventive hit production of Handel’s most popular opera sets the story of Caesar’s conquest of Egypt—and of its queen, Cleopatra—in the era of British 19th-century imperialism while also including elements of Baroque theater and Bollywood movies. David Daniels in the title role and Natalie Dessay as Cleopatra lead the cast. Christophe Dumaux is Ptolemy, Cleopatra’s brother, and Alice Coote and Patricia Bardon star as Sesto and Cornelia, son and widow of Caesar’s opponent Pompey. Early music specialist Harry Bicket conducts and plays harpsichord continuo.

David McVicar's exhilarating new production, with Anne Sofie von Otter in the title role, restores t...

Recorded at the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in 1995, this acclaimed presentation of composer Gioachi...

This is a joy from beginning to end. Although there are many tricks and ideas from Laurent Pelly, as...

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Live performance from the Schwetzinger Festspiele, 1987. At the age of 21, Italian composer Giacchin...

Jean-Marie Villegier's modern interpretation of Handel's "Rodelinda" – filmed live at the world-reno...

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Premiered immediately before the enduring masterpieces Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, and La Traviata, Lui...

The complete version of Verdi's Otello performed by Placido Domingo and Kiri Te Kanawa, at the Royal...

In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he m...

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