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What you loved about Giulio Cesare
Read a selection of critics' and audience reactions to Giulio Cesare
The curtain has now gone up on our production of Giulio Cesare.
Bollywood meets Baroque in this utterly original retelling of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar’s tempestuous love affair.
Read what the critics and audience had to say about the production…
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Critics
‘… thanks to the starry cast McVicar has assembled, that drama is expressed in the most powerful music imaginable’
★★★★★
★★★★★
– The i Newspaper
‘Every number a winner from dazzling revival cast… How much better can a classic get?’
★★★★★
★★★★★
– The Arts Desk
‘Transfixing… David McVicar’s production of Handel’s original is an unmissable revival that shimmers and dazzles’
★★★★★
★★★★★
– The Stage
Audience
‘Such playing! The acting! The dancing! The orchestra! The natural horns! Every little detail was wonderful. It was utterly amazing. The best thing I’ve ever seen in my life.’
– Audience comment
‘One of the greatest Glyndebourne evenings in the 36 years that I have been coming.’
– Audience comment
‘One of the best performances in my long history of Glyndebourne’
– Audience comment
Giulio Cesare is on stage until 23 August 2024
Giulio Cesare
Photo gallery
Take a look at this gallery images from the Festival 2024 production of Giulio Cesare.
Image credits: Giulio Cesare, Festival 2024. Photos by Richard Hubert Smith.