youtube.com GeorgeFrideric Handel (1685 - 1759). Julius Caesar in Egypt (HWV 17). Orchestra of the age of enlightenment. Cesare: Sarah Connolly. Curio: Alexander Ashworth. Cornelia: Patricia Bardon. Sesto: Angelica Kirchschlager. Cleopatra: Danielle de Niese. Nireno: Rachid ben Abdeslam. Tolomeo: Christophe Dumaux. Dir: William Christie. It was first performed in London on February 20, 1724. The opera was an immediate success. Handel revived it (with changes) in 1725, 1730, and 1732; it was ...