[Cancelled] Giulio Cesare

This season the NNTT will be putting on its first Baroque opera. "Giulio Cesare" by master Baroque composer Georg Friedrich HÄNDEL is a notable work that established HÄNDEL's reputation in England. This opera seria is based on the story of Caesar and Cleopatra and features successively unfolding arias in recitativo style. It is a spectacle of pleasure, showcasing dramatic effects, a variety of beautiful music and skilled vocal performances. Baroque opera had outstanding entertainment value, enabled by elaborate devices and props. Its appeal has been rediscovered in recent years and it has gained popularity in theatres around the world as a creative art form. This 2011 production by Laurent PELLY was a hit when it was staged at The Palais Garner of the Opera National de Paris. It was also performed at the Teatro Regio di Torino in 2014. Set in the warehouse of an Egyptian museum, the stage design features paintings and giant statues. This production is brimming with PELLY's distinctive humour.

Leading Baroque musician Rinaldo ALESSANDRINI will conduct.