“Giulio Cesare” by Handel

I watched the Handel’s opera “Giulio Cesare” staring Andreas Scholl.

 People say that it is the best opera written by Handel. They are so right. This opera has huge scale and it is the most magnificent opera I’ve ever listened to (even though “Faramondo” is still my personal favorite opera by Handel so far). Every part of this opera is heavenly gorgeous. If there is music in heaven or Nirvana, this must be that music.

This is the perfect opera for great night out. You laugh, you cry and just be blown-away by most beautiful music on this earth and come home in complete contentment. Handel’s music has both paralyzing and euphoric effects on listeners. His music is purely amazing.

This production about Julius Cesar itself was set in modern days. Sometimes, when one story is set in different timeline from original story, there can be unnaturalness, but not for this production. It is very entertaining production. This production is the first class, which is filled with the rich human goodness and luxurious beauty of music.

This is the first time I watched and listened to Andreas Scholl in an opera. He played the title role. He looked handsome and his singing was magnificent. He has such amazing singing techniques.

Randi Stene and Tuva Semmingsen were wonderful also. They sang the saddest mother and son duet, “Son nata a lagrimar” which made me cry.

The biggest surprise in this opera for me was Inger Dam-Jensen. She sang and played sexy, humorous and very moving Cleopatra. She had such beautiful soprano voice which is highly flexible, effortlessly smooth and very captivating. It is amazing considering how her role is vocally demanding as much as Andreas Scholl’s role as Cesar. Her beautiful flawless voice has both out of worldly sound and earthly weight.

All these four singers have elegant cool purity in their beautiful voices.

Va tacito e nascosto (Andreas Scholl)

Son nata a lagrimar (Randi Stene & Tuva Semmingsen)

V'adoro pupille (Inger Dam-Jensen)

Se pietà di me non senti (Inger Dam-Jensen)

Svegliatevi nel core (Tuva Semmingsen)

Empio, dirò, tu sei (Andreas Scholl)

Piangerò la sorte mia (Inger Dam-Jensen)

Non disperar, chi sa (Inger Dam-Jensen)