Poster of Handel: Giulio Cesare

Handel: Giulio Cesare

Plot: Director Peter Sellars helms this provocative adaptation of George Frideric Handel's opera "Giulio Cesare," sung in the original Italian by soprano Susan Larson (who plays Cleopatra) and countertenor Jeffrey Gall (in the role of Julius Caesar) but set in a very different locale: a futuristic Middle East. Sellars personally wrote the English subtitles included in this version to match the tone he intended for his vision
Release Date: Monday, January 1 1990
35 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Jeffrey GallJeffrey Gall. Jeffrey Gall was >> in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Julius Cäsar'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Herman HildebrandHerman Hildebrand. Herman Hildebrand was >> in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Curio'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mary Westbrook-GehaMary Westbrook-Geha. Mary Westbrook-Geha was >> in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Cornelia'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lorraine HuntLorraine Hunt. Lorraine Hunt was 35 in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Sextus'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 01 1954
Portrait of Susan LarsonSusan Larson. Susan Larson was 46 in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Cleopatra'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1944
Portrait of Drew MinterDrew Minter. Drew Minter was >> in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Ptolomäus'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of James MaddalenaJames Maddalena. James Maddalena was 36 in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Achillas'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 01 1954
Portrait of Cheryl CobbCheryl Cobb. Cheryl Cobb was >> in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Nirena'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Peter SellarsPeter Sellars. Peter Sellars was 32 in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Sep 27 1957
Portrait of Eberhard ScheeleEberhard Scheele. Eberhard Scheele was >> in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Rainer MockertRainer Mockert. Rainer Mockert was >> in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Werner LangerWerner Langer. Werner Langer was >> in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gerhard JandaGerhard Janda. Gerhard Janda was 45 in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1945
Portrait of Elaine Spatz-RabinowitzElaine Spatz-Rabinowitz. Elaine Spatz-Rabinowitz was >> in Handel: Giulio Cesare as 'Set Designer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday