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Contributors:

Haym, Nicola Francesco , librettist

Bussani, G. F. (Giacomo Francesco)

Connolly, Sarah , singer

Kirchschlager, Angelika , singer

De Niese, Danielle , singer

Bardon, Patricia , singer

Maltman, Christopher , singer

Dumaux, Christophe , singer

Christie, William (William Lincoln) , conductor

McVicar, David , stage director

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Glyndebourne Festival Chorus , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Meetings:

Glyndebourne Festival Opera , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Languages:

Italian
English
French
German
Spanish

Language Notes:

Sung in Italian, with optional subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian

Included Works:

Giulio Cesare [by Handel, G.F.]

Related Works:

Libretto based on: Cesare in Egitto [by Bussani, G.F.]

Other Related Resources:

Contained in: Handel ([London] : Opus Arte, [2017]; 5 videodiscs (approximately 12 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.; OA 1225 BD — OCLC Number 1159962682)

Subjects:

Operas

Genres:

Operas

Live sound recordings

Performers:

Sarah Connolly (Giulio Cesare) ; Angelika Kirchschlager (Sesto) ; Danielle de Niese (Cleopatra) ; Patricia Bardon (Cornelia) ; Christopher Maltman (Achilla) ; Christophe Dumaux (Tolomeo) ; supporting soloists ; Glyndebourne Chorus ; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment ; William Christie, conductor

Production Credits:

Stage director, David McVicar

General Notes:

Part of a 5-DVD set (Handel : Giulio Cesare, Rinaldo, Saul) released in 2017 by Opus Arte
Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Giacomo Francesco Bussani's Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Recorded live 2005 August 14 & 17 Glyndebourne Opera House, Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Anamorphic wide screen (16:9)
Extra features: Daniele de Niese and the Glyndebourne experience (an informal portrait of Danielle de Niese in her first Glyndebourne season) ; Entertainment is not a dirty word (a documentary by Ferenc van Damme, including interviews with creative team and cast) ; Production photo gallery ; Rehearsals photo gallery ; Cast gallery ; Illustrated synopsis
Program notes by George Hall in English, French, and German (25 pages : illustrations) inserted in container

Physical Description:

3 videodiscs (232 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo; surround; PCM 2.0

Film Characteristics:

1.78:1; wide screen

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; all regions

Call Numbers:

MDVD 01214- 01216

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 809478009504
Universal Product Code: 809478012252 (set)
Publisher Number, Opus Arte: OA 0950 D
Publisher Number, Opus Arte (set): OA 1225 BD

OCLC Numbers:

1463101792