George Frideric Handel, Giulio Cesare in Egitto [Julius Caesar in Egypt]

Derek Alsop (University of Chester)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

First circulation or publication Feb 1724

Places

England (Publication/ performance)
Germany (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Music (any)
- Classical Music
  - Opera

Resources

The best-known of all Handel’s operas, Giulio Cesare in Egitto (1724) has been performed more times, in more countries, than any other. A great success in its own time, it was one of the most important works in the twentieth-century revival of interest in Handel’s operas. Oskar Hagan’s version for Göttingen in 1922 was given 220 performances in 38 cities within five years (Dean and Knapp, 507). It has retained its status in the twenty-first century, though all the surviving operas are now known, performed and recorded. Currently there are more than twenty versions of Giulio Cesare available on CD and DVD. The libretto for the opera was put together by Nicola Haym, one of Handel’s best collaborators, from a range …

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Citation: Alsop, Derek . "Giulio Cesare in Egitto". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 June 2012 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=4963, accessed 27 November 2024.]

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