Opera
Georg Friedrich Händel
Giulio Cesare in Egitto
19 Feb, 26 - 21 Feb, 26
Francesco Corti
Il Pomo d’Oro
One of Handel's finest operatic efforts, and one of the most performed musical dramas from the Baroque period, returns to the Teatro Real in a concert version performed by Il Pomo d'Oro under the baton of Francesco Corti and with the great voices of Jakub Józef Orliński and Sabine Devieilhe.
Opera in three acts
Music by Georg Friedrich Händel
Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym, after Francesco Bussani’s play Giulio Cesare in Egitto (1677)
Premiered at King’s Theatre (London) on 20 February 1724, and at Teatro Real on 1 November 2002
Concert version
Artistic team
Dirección musical: Francesco Corti
Cast
Giulio Cesare: Jakub Józef Orliński
Curio: Marco Saccardin
Cornelio: Beth Taylor
Sesto: Sophie Rennert
Cleopatra: Sabine Devieilhe
Tolomeo: Yuri Minenko
Achilla: Alex Rosen
Nireno: Rémy Brès-Feuillet
Il Pomo d'Oro
Synopsis and more information
Cleopatra dreams of becoming the country's sole sovereign and no longer sharing the throne with her brother Ptolemy. To claim the crown, Cleopatra allies with her enemy and seduces the conqueror of Egypt, Julius Caesar. Their love grows unexpectedly, defying war and political intrigue.
Performances
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19 February 2026
19:00
Main Auditorium
21 February 2026
19:00
Main Auditorium
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