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Opera
Cesare
Tickets starting at €16
Date Fri 09.08.2024
Time 19.00
Venue Tiroler Landestheater, Großes Haus
Duration Approx. 3 hours (incl. 1 intermission)
Catering Pre-order here
Introductory Talk One hour before the performance starts
Your journey

Geminiano Giacomelli: «Cesare in Egitto» (Opera in 3 acts) 
Libretto: Carlo Goldoni & Domenico Lalli 
Premiere: Venice, Teatro S. Giovanni Grisostomo, November 24, 1735 

Performance in Italian with German and English subtitles

Following a victorious naval battle, Cesare is celebrated by the Egyptians as the victor in the conflict against Pompeo, his adversary in the Roman Civil War, and Pompeo's ally Tolomeo, the brother of Queen Cleopatra. At the request of Pompeo's wife Cornelia, he agrees to make peace with the defeated. However, it is too late: Tolomeo's commander Achilla presents Cesare, landing ashore, with Pompeo's head wrapped in a purple cloth, proving that Tolomeo has switched sides.

Thus begins the opera «Cesare in Egitto» by Geminiano Giacomelli, chosen by Ottavio Dantone for his first staged production as Musical Director of the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music. Here, as in other operas of the festival, the focus lies on the female characters in the story. Alongside the select ensemble of soloists featuring Arianna Vendittelli, Emőke Baráth, Margherita Maria Sala, Federico Fiorio, Filippo Mineccia, and Valerio Contaldo, and the virtuoso playing of Accademia Bizantina as the new «orchestra in residence,» the gaze turns southward toward the cradle of humanity.

Production

Ottavio Dantone © Giulia Papetti
Ottavio Dantone

Musical Direction
Leo Muscato
Leo Muscato

Direction
Andrea Belli © Alfredo Tabocchini
Andrea Belli

Stage
GIO
Giovanna Fiorentini

Costumes
Alessandro Verazzi
Alessandro Verazzi

Lighting
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Artists

Arianna Vendittelli © Manuela Giusto
Arianna Vendittelli

Cesare
Emoke Barath © Szofi Raffay Erato
Emőke Barath

Cleopatra
Filippo Mineccia © Davide Carson
Filippo Mineccia

Achilla
Margherita Maria Sala © Nicola Nesi
Margherita Maria Sala

Cornelia
Valerio Contaldo © Sebastien Pannelier
Valerio Contaldo

Tolomeo
Federico Fiorio © Vinicio Cannas
Federico Fiorio

Lepido
Accademia Bizantina © Giulia Papetti
Accademia Bizantina

Orchestra

Teaser

Zuschauerraum GH
Tiroler Landestheater
Adress

Rennweg 2, 6020 Innsbruck

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About the Event
Introductory Talk

For an ideal introduction to the opera, we offer a free pre-performance talk. Participants will provide exclusive insights into the opera production during a conversation with Festwochen dramaturge Christian Moritz-Bauer. It starts one hour before the performance in the foyer of the Tiroler Landestheater.

Arrival

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Discounts

50% off for visitors under 30 years old 
Tickets for under 18s at €10 
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