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

Handel’s Giulio Cesare

A first look at ‘s new production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare (opening 18 October 2019) with a staging by .
Giulio Cesare © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019
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.

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

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

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

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.

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

More information and booking

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Giulio Cesare with Bejun Mehta © Brescia e Amisano, Teatro alla Scala 2019
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Graham Spicer, aka 'Gramilano', is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman's Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.

Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.

He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.

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