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Cesare in Egitto by G. Giacomelli with Accademia Bizantina
Opera
Cesare
Date | Wed 09.08.2024 |
Time | 19.00 |
Venue | Tiroler Landestheater, Großes Haus |
Duration | Approximately 3 hours (including one intermission) |
Introductory Talk | One hour before the performance starts |
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Geminiano Giacomelli: «Cesare in Egitto» (Opera in 3 acts)
Libretto: Carlo Goldoni & Domenico Lalli
Premiere: Venice, Teatro S. Giovanni Grisostomo, November 24, 1735
Edition: Critical edition by Bernardo Ticci & Ottavio Dantone
Performance in Italian with German and English subtitles
Following a victorious naval battle, Cesare is celebrated by the Egyptians as the victor in the conflict against Pompeo, his adversary in the Roman Civil War, and Pompeo’s ally Tolomeo, the brother of Queen Cleopatra. At the request of Pompeo’s wife Cornelia, he agrees to make peace with the defeated. However, it is too late: Tolomeo’s commander Achilla presents Cesare, landing ashore, with Pompeo’s head wrapped in a purple cloth, proving that Tolomeo has switched sides.
Thus begins the opera «Cesare in Egitto» by Geminiano Giacomelli, chosen by Ottavio Dantone for his first staged production as Musical Director of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. Here, as in other operas of the festival, the focus lies on the female characters in the story. Alongside the select ensemble of soloists featuring Arianna Vendittelli, Emőke Baráth, Margherita Maria Sala, Federico Fiorio, Filippo Mineccia, and Valerio Contaldo, and the virtuoso playing of Accademia Bizantina as the new «orchestra in residence,» the gaze of Fama (see Famos!) turns southward toward the cradle of humanity.
Production
Ottavio Dantone Musical Direction
Leo Muscato Direction
Andrea Belli Stage
Artists
Arianna Vendittelli Cesare
Emőke Barath Cleopatra
Filippo Mineccia Achilla
Margherita Maria Sala Cornelia
Valerio Contaldo Tolomeo
Federico Fiorio Lepido
Accademia Bizantina Orchestra
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Date
- Aug 09 2024
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- 19:00 - 22:00
Location
- Tiroler Landestheater
- Innsbruck
Organizer
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Innsbrucker Festwochen der Alten Musik
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Phone
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Email
festwochen@altemusik.at
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