G.F. Händel - Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Jacobs, 2008)

GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO (HWV 17) Dramma per musica in 3 acts Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) Libretto: Nicola Francesco Haym (1678-1729), after Giacomo Francesco Bussani’s libretto for Antonio Sartorio. Sartorio’s version can be heard here: First performance: King’s Theatre, London, 20 February 1724. Cleopatra: Sandrine Piau Cesare: Lawrence Zazzo Cornelia: Kristina Hämmarström Sesto: Malena Ernman Tolomeo: Christophe Dumaux Achilla: Nicolas Rivenq Nireno: Andrew Radley Curio: Andrew Davis Conductor: René Jacobs Freiburger Barockorchester Recorded live from Salle Pleyel, Paris (14 June 2008) Libretto available at: 00:00 ACT I 2:45 “Viva il nostro Alcide“ (Coro I, 1) 4:10 “Presti omai l’egizia terra“ (Cesare I, 1) 9:56 “Empio, dirò, tu sei“ (Cesare I, 3) 14:5