ConcertoValiante Barok presents a carefully curated selection of the most beautiful scenes, arias, and ensembles from this monumental opera.
In a compact yet dramatically powerful performance, the audience is transported to the world of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra, where love, power, ambition, revenge, and political intrigue constantly clash.
The opera shows Handel at the height of his powers. With unparalleled musical imagination, he gives each character their own voice and personality. The moving despair of Cornelia, the fighting spirit of Sesto, the noble strength of Cesare, the seductive intelligence of Cleopatra, and the ambition of Achilla come to life in arias that belong among the highlights of the opera repertoire.
Performed by an international cast of young, promising soloists and the ensemble ConcertoValiante Barok, this music acquires a fresh, direct, and convincing expressiveness.
Soloists:
Amit Yungman as Giulio Cesare
Sara Behar as Cleopatra
Daphne Sophia van Zundert as Cornelia
Jasperina Verheij as Sesto
Yuichi Sakai–Lelieveld as Achillas
Ensemble ConcertoValiante
