opera about Julius Caesar and Cleopatra
A Roman general falls for the Queen of the Nile in the opera "Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt)," which will be presented Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29 by the Yale College Opera Company.
The play will be presented at 7:30 p.m. both evenings in the University Theatre, 222 York St. Admission is free. The event is sponsored by Jonathan Edwards College and the Beekman Cannon Fund.
"Giulio Cesare in Egitto," first performed in London in 1724, features music by George Frideric Handel and a libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym.
The story begins when Caesar arrives in Egypt, where he is confronted by two sibling rivals for the country's throne who are seeking his favor: Tolomeo and Cleopatra. While the former offers Caesar the head of his enemy Pompey on a platter, the latter offers him herself. The opera follows Caesar and Cleopatra's love affair, as well as the courtship of Cornelia, Pompey's widow, by the Roman general's comrade-in-arms, Curio, through the conquest of Egypt.
The conductor for this production is Perry So '04 of Calhoun College and the director is William Schraufnagel '03 of Davenport College. Julius Caesar will be played by Yale College graduate Christopher Herbert '02 and Cleopatra by Kimberly DeQuattro '03 of Branford College.
The orchestra will be made up of undergraduates, graduates and professional musicians, led by Robert Mealy, a professional baroque violinist. The string players will be using bows modeled on 17th-century instruments.
Richard Lalli, associate professor (adjunct) in the Department of Music, is the faculty adviser for the production.
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