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Event Series Event Series: GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO
Stetson Opera

Saturday, November 2 - Saturday, November 2

STETSON UNIVERSITY OPERA THEATRE PRESENTS

GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO

AN OPERA IN 3 ACTS BY GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL

LIBRETTO BY NICOLA FRANCESCO HAYM

In collaboration with Stetson University Chamber Orchestra

Conducted by Anthony Hose

Set and Costume Design by Russell Franks

Sung in Italian with projected English supertitles

Style, beauty, and power come together for one of Handel’s most popular operas.  A triumph in his day, Handel unfolds before us a story of love, sex, and dramatic intrigue through a soaring, expressive score as Caesar’s unquenchable desire for Cleopatra ignite the stage.