
Giulio Cesare
Opera abridged for Young Audience | Composer: George Frideric Handel | Librettist: Nicola Francesco Haym
25 May (Wednesday), 3:00PM
26 May (Thursday), 3:00PM
27 May (Friday), 3:00PM
For purchase of 150 tickets or more, a pre-performance talk will be conducted in school premises.
For fewer than 150 participants from a single school, students and teachers are invited to attend talks
held at LCSD venues.
Runtime: Approx. 1 hr 30 mins
Language: Italian | Surtitle: Chinese & English
Synopsis
Giulio Cesare has chased his enemy Pompeo to Egypt, beyond the borders of the Roman Empire. Pompeo is defeated and his wife Cornelia begs Cesare to spare her husband. He is about to grant her plea, only to discover Pompeo murdered at the command of Tolomeo, who rules Egypt alongside his sister Cleopatra. The two siblings are locked in a struggle for absolute power. Sesto, son of Cornelia and Pompeo, swears to take revenge for his father’s death. On the other hand, Cleopatra successfully seduces Cesare hoping that he will support her as she tries to secure her power in Egypt.
Meanwhile, Tolomeo has ordered Cornelia to be sent to his harem. Cornelia plots with Sesto to murder Tolomeo by sneaking Sesto into the harem. However, this assassination attempt was not successful. Cleopatra again seduces Cesare at her palace. Cesare is deeply enchanted by her singing.
Cesare, who is thought to be dead, is ambushed by Tolomeo’s guards and escapes into the desert. He vows to either save both Cleopatra and Cornelia or die. Sesto murders Tolomeo while the victorious Cesare enters Alexandria. The battle has been won and Caesar crowns Cleopatra as the only ruler of Egypt. She declares her allegiance to the Roman Empire.
Cast
Cast
Ceasre
Michael Lam
Cleopatra
Valentina Tao
Tolomeo
Terry Lee (25/5, Wednesday)
Marcus Choy (26/5, Thursday, & 27/5, Friday)
Cornelia
Christy Li
Sesto
Dennis Lau
Archilla
Frankie Fung
Narrator
William Lam
Creative Team
Creative Team
Conductor
Felix Yeung
Chorus Master
Dennis Lau
Répétiteur
Alexander Wong
Ming Kwong
Producer / Director
Lo Kingman
Executive Producer
Leung Siu Kwan Cindy
Set Designer
Isaac Wong
Costume Designer
Andrew Cheung
Lighting Designer
Zoe Cheung