L’opera Barocca
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759) - Giulio Cesare in Egitto
opera seria in 3 atti
Giulio Cesare (alto castrato) – Marijana Mijanović
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt (soprano) – Magdalena Kožená
Tolomeo, her brother, King of Egypt (alto castrato) – Bejun Mehta
Cornelia, widow of Pompey (contralto) – Charlotte Hellekant
Sesto, her stepson (soprano, trouser role) – Anne Sofie von Otter
Achilla, Tolomeo's General (bass) – Alan Ewing
Curio, a praetor, Caesar's General (bass) – Jean-Michel Anakoua
Nireno, Cleopatra's and Tolomeo's servant (alto castrato) – Pascal Bertin
Orchestra – Les Musiciens Du Louvre
Chœur Des Musiciens Du Louvre
Conductor – Marc Minkowski