Danielle de Niese - Giulio Cesare 2005 [40]

Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym

Premiered February 20, 1724
London, King's Theatre, Haymarket

This production staged at Glyndebourne Opera
July 2005

Giulio Cesare: Sarah Connolly
Cleopatra: Danielle de Niese
Sesto: Angelika Kirschschlager
Tolomeo: Christophe Dumaux
Nireno: Rachid Ben Abdeslam
Cornelia: Patricia Bardon
Achilla: Christopher Maltman
Curio: Alexander Ashworth

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conducted by William Christie
Stage direction by David McVicar

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• Giulio Cesare

[Erikk91]

@Erikk91 My beloved Caesar, idol of my heart, should arrive in minutes; he knows here Lydia, who adores him, waits for him; I'll make him believe that i sleep for discovering if he is in sorrow (literally: if he brings her heart wounded ); I'll bring with me Cupid , who's blind, hidden in the sleeping. ARIA: O beautiful Venus, give me please your graces for a minute, the graces of the god of Love! You can well forecast that my appearance must get a regal heart fall in love.

[Erikk91]

Esser qui deve in breve l'idolo del mio sen, Cesare amato; ei sa che qui l'attende Lidia sua, che l'adora; per discoprir, se porta il sen piagato, fingerò di dormir, porterò meco, mascherato nel sonno, Amor ch'è cieco. Venere bella, per un istante, deh, mi concedi le grazie tutte del dio d'amor! Tu ben prevedi che 'l mio sembiante dée far amante d'un regio cor.

[SNDBDGR]

what is she saying??

[beckyberridge]

Geez, McGrenzer, whatever you prefer ;)

[McGrenzer]

@beckyberridge Why limit your comment to males, becky?

[beckyberridge]

I wonder how many male audience members went just for this bit?

[khothye]

Very well, but I prefer Larson, Masterson, Sills, Dam Jensen...