George Frideric Handel - Giulio Cesare (Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2005) [Blu-ray]

George Frideric Handel - Giulio Cesare (Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2005) [Blu-ray]
by David McVicar, Robin Lough

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Actor: Angelika Kirchschlager, Danielle de Niese, Patricia Bardon, Sarah Connolly, William Christie
Director: David McVicar, Robin Lough
Writer: Giacomo Francesco Bussani
Writer: Nicola Francesco Haym
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.0; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 206 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-04-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Opus Arte

Movie Reviews of George Frideric Handel - Giulio Cesare (Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2005) [Blu-ray]

Movie Review: A Revelation
Summary: 5 Stars

I won't add much to the accolades that are already available, but I will say that David McVicar's production repays close attention: not only is it entertaining and fun (always, I think, tastefully so), but it's clear from the performance that his rehearsal process allowed these fine singers to inhabit their roles better than many opera productions I've seen. After almost 4 hours, I found myself wanting to spend more time with these characters, to learn more about them. I rarely have that feeling after watching a Baroque opera.

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Summary of George Frideric Handel - Giulio Cesare (Glyndebourne Festival Opera 2005) [Blu-ray]

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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