The Metropolitan Opera: Giulio Cesare
Plot: David McVicar’s inventive hit production of Handel’s most popular opera sets the story of Caesar’s conquest of Egypt—and of its queen, Cleopatra—in the era of British 19th-century imperialism while also including elements of Baroque theater and Bollywood movies. David Daniels in the title role and Natalie Dessay as Cleopatra lead the cast


David Daniels
Alice Coote
Natalie Dessay
Christophe Dumaux
Patricia Bardon
Guido Loconsolo
Gary Halvorson
Georg Friedrich Händel
David McVicar