Photo Album - first look at La Scala's new production of Handel's Giulio Cesare

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Giulio Cesare with Danielle de Niese © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

Handel's Giulio Cesare

A first look at La Scala's new production of Handel's Giulio Cesare (opening 18 October 2019) with a staging by Robert Carsen.

Giulio Cesare © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

With this new production La Scala inaugurates a Baroque project, which will continue in the coming years with two other titles by Handel: Agrippina and Ariodante.

Giulio Cesare © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019 01 — Giulio Cesare © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

Giulio Cesare in Egitto has only been staged once at La Scala, in 1957, with Gianandrea Gavazzeni conducting.

Giulio Cesare with Bejun Mehta © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

The production marks the return of Robert Carsen with a cast featuring Philippe Jaroussky, Danielle de Niese and Bejun Mehta.

Giulio Cesare with Sara Mingardo and Philippe Jaroussky © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

Giovanni Antonini will conduct the Baroque ensemble of the theatre's Orchestra following its applauded performances of Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno and Tamerlano by Handel and La finta giardiniera by Mozart in recent seasons.

Giulio Cesare © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019 02 — Giulio Cesare © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

Conductor	Giovanni Antonini
Staging	Robert Carsen
Sets and costumes	Gideon Davey
Lights	Robert Carsen e Peter van Praet
Video	Will Duke
Choreography	Rebecca Howell
Playwright	Ian Burton

Giulio Cesare © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019 03 — Giulio Cesare © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

CAST
Giulio Cesare	Bejun Mehta
Cleopatra	Danielle de Niese
Cornelia	Sara Mingardo
Sesto Pompeo	Philippe Jaroussky
Tolomeo	Christophe Dumaux
Achilla	Christian Senn
Curio	Renato Dolcini
Nireno	Luigi Schifano

Giulio Cesare with Bejun Mehta and Danielle de Niese © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

Running Time: 3 hours 50 minutes interval included

18 October to 2 November 2019

Giulio Cesare with Christophe Dumaux and Sara Mingardo © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

More information and booking

Giulio Cesare with Bejun Mehta © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019 01 — Giulio Cesare with Bejun Mehta © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019

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