David McVicar’s inventive hit production of Handel’s most popular opera sets the story of Caesar’s conquest of Egypt—and of its queen, Cleopatra—in the era of British 19th-century imperialism while also including elements of Baroque theater and Bollywood movies. David Daniels in the title role and Natalie Dessay as Cleopatra lead the cast. Christophe Dumaux is Ptolemy, Cleopatra’s brother, and Alice Coote and Patricia Bardon star as Sesto and Cornelia, son and widow of Caesar’s opponent Pompey. Early music specialist Harry Bicket conducts and plays harpsichord continuo.
Genre: Music
Stars: David Daniels, Alice Coote, Natalie Dessay, Christophe Dumaux, Patricia Bardon, Guido Loconsolo
Crew: David McVicar (Production Design), Harry Bicket (Music Director), Georg Friedrich Händel (Original Music Composer), Nicola Francesco Haym (Writer), Gary Halvorson (Director)
Country: United States of America
Language: Italiano
Studio: The Metropolitan Opera
Runtime: 245 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 27, 2013
IMDb: 10
Keywords:opera live performance
