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Giulio Cesare in Egitto
By George Frideric Handel (Georg Friedrich Händel)
Recordings
Click here for movement-by-movement comparisons of the Jacobs, Malgoire and Minkowski recordings.
 Handel. Giulio Cesare in Egitto. (HWV
17, London 1724). MDG 609 1604-2 (3 CDs, January 2010).
Details. George Petrou, Orchestra of
Patras. Giulio Cesare: Kristina Hammarström,
mezzo-soprano; Cleopatra: Emanuela Galli, soprano;
Sesto: Mary-Ellen Nesi, mezzo-soprano; Cornelia: Irini
Karagianni, mezzo-soprano; Tolomeo: Romina Basso, mezzo-soprano; Achilla:
Tassis Christoyannis, baritone; Curio: Petros Magoulas, bass; Nireno:
Nikos Spanatis, countertenor.
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| Handel. Giulio Cesare in Egitto. (HWV 17, London 1724). Pro Musica Camerata PMC 062/064 (3 CDs, January 2009). Details. Władysław Kłosiewicz, Musicae Antiquae Collegium Varsoviense, Choir of the Warsaw Chamber Opera. Giulio Cesare: Anna Radziejewska, mezzo-soprano; Cornelia: Dorota Lachowicz, contralto; Sesto: Jacek Laszczkowski, sopranist; Cleopatra: Olga Pasiecznik, soprano; Tolomeo: Jan Monowid, countertenor; Achilla: Jarosław Bręk, bass; Nireno: Karol Bartosinski, countertenor; Curio: Sławomir Jurczak, bass. |
| Handel. Giulio Cesare in Egitto. (HWV 17, London 1724). Carus (?) (3 CDs, forthcoming). Nicholas McGegan, Göttingen Festpiel Orchester, Opernkammerchor Hannover. Giulio Cesare: Kai Wessel, countertenor; Cleopatra: Sophie Daneman, soprano; Cornelia: Cecile van de Sant, contralto; Sesto: Diana Moore, soprano; Tolomeo: José Lemos, countertenor; Achilla: Konstantin Wolff, bass; Curio: Thomas Bonni, baritone; Nireno: Yosemeh Adjei, countertenor. |
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Giulio Cesare in Egitto. (HWV 17, London 1724). Harmonia
Mundi HMC 901385/87(4 CDs 1991). René Jacobs, Concerto Köln.
Giulio Cesare: Jennifer Larmore, contralto; Cleopatra: Barbara
Schlick, soprano; Cornelia: Bernarda Fink, contralto; Sesto:
Marianne Rørholm, soprano; Tolomeo: Derek Lee Ragin,
countertenor; Achilla: Furio Zanasi, bass; Curio: Olivier
Lallouette, baritone; Nireno: Dominique Visse, countertenor. The
only complete HIP recording, even including the aria added for
Nireno in 1725. Total time: 243'21.
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Giulio Cesare in Egitto. (HWV 17, London 1724). Astrée E
8558 (3 CDs, 1995). Jean-Claude Malgoire. La Grand Écurie & La
Chambre du Roy. Giulio Cesare: James Bowman, countertenor;
Cleopatra: Lynne Dawson, soprano; Cornelia: Guillemette Laurens,
contralto; Sesto: Eirian James, soprano; Tolomeo: Dominique
Visse, countertenor; Achilla & Curio: Nicolas Rivenq, bass;
Nireno: Jean-Louis Comoretto, countertenor. Total time: 220'39.
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Giulio Cesare in Egitto. (HWV 17, London 1724). DG-Archiv
474 210-2 (3 CDs, June 2003).
Review by Carlo Vitali. Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du
Louvre. Cesare: Marijana Mijanović, contralto; Cleopatra:
Magdalena Kožená, soprano; Sesto: Anne Sofie Von Otter,
mezzo-soprano; Cornelia: Charlotte Hellekant, contralto;
Tolomeo: Bejun Mehta, countertenor; Achilla: Alan Ewing, bass;
Nireno: Pascal Bertin, countertenor; Curio: Jean-Michael
Ankaoua, bass. My initial reaction was quite negative, based
largely on the extravagant, inauthentic ornamentation and
cadenzas, speeds often too fast for the singers, distortion in
the Cleopatra's frequent, unpleasant fff shrieks, and a weak and
wobbly Cornelia, but it seems unfair to judge the recording in a
vacuum. Upon detailed comparison with the other available and
likewise flawed recordings, it holds its own. Indeed, despite
her apparent ignorance of baroque performance practice and the
Italian language, Mijanović clearly has the most interesting
voice of the Cesares on the three recordings. I would still buy
the Jacobs and Malgoire recordings before this one. Tiny,
unreadable print in the booklet, but the English version is
Lionel Salter's 1970 translation which appeared with the Richter
LP set. Total time: 219'15.
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Related Operas
| Antonio Sartorio (1630-1680). Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Venice 1676). ORF CD 409 (3 CDs + CD-ROM, January 2006). Details. Attilio Cremonesi, La Cetra. Giulio Cesare: Alexandrina Pendatschanska, soprano; Cleopatra: Laura Alonso, soprano; Tolomeo: Dominique Visse, countertenor: Curio: Andries Cloete, tenor; Achilla: Federico Sacchi, bass; Sesto Pompeo: Amel Brahim-Djelloul, soprano; Nireno: Maria Cristina Kiehr, soprano; Cornelia: Claire Brua, mezzo-soprano; Rodisbe: Steven Cole, tenor. From the Innsbrucker Festwochen 2004. The libretto by G.F. Bussani was adapted for Handel by Haym. Italian/English and Italian/German libretti are on a fourth CD set up with the old multi-session CD standard, which some computers are unable to recognize. If you only see audio files in Windows Explorer (as I did), you can open and extract the pdf files with the free version of IsoBuster. UK | DE | FR |
References
Winton Dean & J. Merrill Knapp. Handel's Operas, 1704-1726. (Oxford University Press 1995 (1987)).
R. Strohm, "Handel and his Italian opera texts." Essays on Handel and the Italian Opera. (Oxford University Press 1985).
Links
Le magazine de l'opera-baroque page on Giulio Cesare in Egitto