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George Frideric Handel, Julius Rudel, Beverly Sills, Norman Treigle, Maureen Forrester, Spiro Malas, Michael Devlin, Eugenia Earle, Beverly Wolff, William Beck, Dominic Cossa, New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra - Handel - Julius Caesar / Treigle · Sills · Forrester · Wolff · NYCO · Rudel
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George Frideric Handel, Julius Rudel, Beverly Sills, Norman Treigle, Maureen Forrester, Spiro Malas, Michael Devlin, Eugenia Earle, Beverly Wolff, William Beck, Dominic Cossa, New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra - Handel - Julius Caesar / Treigle A· Sills A· Forrester A· Wolff A· NYCO A· Rudel

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Handel - Julius Caesar / Treigle · Sills · Forrester · Wolff · NYCO · Rudel
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Artist(s)George Frideric Handel, Julius Rudel, Beverly Sills, Norman Treigle, Maureen Forrester, Spiro Malas, Michael Devlin, Eugenia Earle, Beverly Wolff, William Beck, Dominic Cossa and New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra
StudioRCA
Release DateOctober 25, 1990
UPC Code078635618228
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Tracks

Disc 1
  1. Overture
  2. Act I, Scene 1: Viva, viva il nostro Alcide!
  3. Act I, Scene 1: Presti omai l'Egizia terra
  4. Act I, Scene 1: Curio, Cesare venna e vide e vinse
  5. Act I, Scene 1: Sua reggia Tolomeo
  6. Act I, Scene 1: Giulio, che miri?
  7. Act I, Scene 1: Empio, dirò, tu sei
  8. Act I, Scene 1: Già torna in sè
  9. Act I, Scene 1: Priva son d'ogni conforto
  10. Act I, Scene 1: Vani sono i lamenti
  11. Act I, Scene 2: Regni Cleopatra
  12. Act I, Scene 2: Vanne, e torna omai
  13. Act I, Scene 2: Sire, Signor!
  14. Act I, Scene 3: Alma del gran Pompeo
  15. Act I, Scene 3: Qui nobile donzella
  16. Act I, Scene 3: Avanti al tuo cospetto
  17. Act I, Scene 3: Sfortunata donzella
  18. Act I, Scene 3: Ahimè! Vile e negletta
  19. Act I, Scene 3: Cara speme
  20. Act I, Scene 4: Oh, quanto bella gloria
  21. Act I, Scene 4: Va tacito e nascosto
  22. Act I, Scene 4: Dove, dove, inumani
Disc 2
  1. Act II, Scene 1: E seguisti, o Niren
  2. Act II, Scene 1: Taci! - che fia?
  3. Act II, Scene 1: V'adoro, pupille
  4. Act II, Scene 1: Non ha in cielo
  5. Act II, Scene 1: Più amabile beltà
  6. Act II, Scene 2: Deh, piangete, o mesti lumi
  7. Act II, Scene 2: Se a me non sei crudele
  8. Act II, Scene 2: Sì spietata
  9. Act II, Scene 2: Madre! Ferma!
  10. Act II, Scene 2: Cessa omai di sospirare!
  11. Act II, Scene 2: Figlio non è
  12. Act II, Scene 3: Bella Lidia
  13. Act II, Scene 3: Mora, mora, mora
  14. Act II, Scene 3: Se pietà di me non senti
  15. Act III, Scene 1: Sinfonia
  16. Act III, Scene 1: Vinta cadesti al balenar
  17. Act III, Scene 1: Cerco in van Tolomeo
  18. Act III, Scene 1: Lascia questo sigillo!
  19. Act III, Scene 2: Voi, che mie fide ancelle
  20. Act III, Scene 2: Cesare, o un'ombra sei?
  21. Act III, Scene 2: Da tempeste il legno infranto
  22. Act III, Scene 3: Cornelia, è tempo omai
  23. Act III, Scene 4: La vendetta del padre

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User Reviews

Average user review: 4.5 (39 reviews)

rating: 3 QuoteDIFFICULT HANDEL TO SWALLOWQuote
HANDEL HAS NEVER BEEN MY FAVORITE COMPOSER. I PARTICULARLY HATE THAT MUSICAL MONUMENT TO IMPERIAL ENGLAND CALLED THE MESSIAH. I BOUGHT THIS RECORDING BECAUSE I AM A LOYAL FAN OF SILLS, TREIGLE AND WOLFF, WHOM I SAW MANY TIMES DURING THE GREAT DAYS OF NEW YORK CITY OPERA. I ALSO SAW A PRODUCTION OF THIS OPERA AT THE MET THAT WAS FAR, FAR MORE EXCITING THAN THIS RECORDING, WHICH IS EXCRUCIATINGLY SLOW. THE SINGING IS SUPERB, BUT I DO PREFER A COUNTERTENOR IN THE ROLE OF SEXTUS. July 29, 2008

rating: 5 Quoteforget the "purists" and enjoy!Quote
In the last 20-30 years with all of the emphasis on "early music" and "authentic" versions that are not edited, there have been many opera fans who dismiss this performance/production somewhat condescendingly. Ignore them! Here's what caused her to become the people's prima donna, and led to her debuts at La Scala and the Royal Opera in London. Certainly there have been other sopranos in the 20th century with brilliant coloratura (Sutherland, Caballe, Callas) but few were as effective dramatically, as heartfelt, or had the Brooklyn "razzle-dazzle" that made opera fans on both side of the Atlantic fall in love with her. It may sound like a cliche, but we lost a national treasure! July 17, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteBeverly Sills, American Legend: Ave Atque ValeQuote
The world is diminished with the news of the death of Beverly Sills. Her impact on American Opera will never be matched. She was an Original, a woman of great beauty, creative intelligence not only in her vocal production, pyrotechniques, and range, but also in her commitment to acting and drama, bringing a far larger audience to the opera houses with both her gifts as an artist and her compassion for those experiencing opera for the first time. Her performances were full of life, uncannily beautiful in singing and deportment, and aided by her own insistence on the use of supertitles above the proscenium arch, a gracious bow to her audiences to draw them into the stories of the works. La Sills had the intelligence to make her final bow on the stage when signs of vocal weakness began to show. Everything she did was form her heart and her brain and her humanity.

Finding a work to call a signature role for her wide repertoire is difficult, but for most of us her creation of Cleopatra as captured in this recording of Handel's 'Giulio Cesare' is a zenith. She sparkles and stuns with her effortless singing and embellishments and she is accompanied by her old friends Norman Treigle, Spiro Malas, Michael Devlin, Maureen Forrester, Beverly Wolff, Dominic Cossa and of course, Julius Rudel who with Sills brought the New York City Opera to importance.

Yes, the recording is old and now dated and now that Handel's jewel is a frequently performed opera in the original style (countertenors, original instrumentation, etc), the performance does sound a bit florid and thick. But Beverly Sills shines brightly and this is the great selfless star we will all remember. Grady Harp, July 07


July 3, 2007

rating: 5 Quotebeverly sillQuote
beverly is enchanting as cleopatra. i have started a beverly collection of operas which i am sure will rival my callas collection May 18, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteClassic performanceQuote
If you like this opera, this recording is a must have. Good sound quality, amazing performance. Yes, this is one of the productions that launched Beverly Sills' career. I have yet to see or hear a performance of Cleopatra that comes close. May 13, 2007

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