Giulio Cesare

Great Performances at the Met • Season 7 • Episode 12

About this episode

David Daniels and Natalie Dessay star in David McVicar's imaginative take on "Giulio Cesare," Handel's opera about Caesar and Cleopatra. The cast also includes Alice Coote in the trouser role of Sesto, a Roman youth; Guido Loconsolo as Egyptian general Achilla; and John Moore as Roman general Curio. Host: Renée Fleming. Originally broadcast live in movie theaters as part of The Met: Live in HD series.