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GIULIO CESARE RESOURCES
Metropolitan Opera Giulio Cesare Study Guide and Learning Activities
Full Libretto (English Translation)
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Early Music in Boston: Handel & Hayden Society
BOOKS
Drummond, J. D. (1980). “Opera Seria.” In Opera in perspective .
Harris, E. T. (2014). George Frideric Handel: a life with friends.
Schiff, S. (2011). Cleopatra: A Life.
Schmidgall, G. (1977). “Handel, the Passions and Eighteenth Century Aesthetics.” In Literature As Opera
MAGAZINES
Crawford, A. (2007) Smithsonian Magazine. Who was Cleopatra? Mythology, propaganda, and the Real Queen of the Nile. Retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-cleopatra-151356013/
WEBSITES
About Handel. Handel and Hendrix Society. Retrieved from https://handelhendrix.org/learn/about-handel/
Classic FM. The story of Baroque opera from 1600. Retrieved from https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/periods-genres/baroque/baroque-early-opera/
Giulio Cesare. Handel and Hendrix Society. Retrieved from https://handelhendrix.org/learn/about-handel/opera-synopses/giulio-cesare/
Imperium Romanum. Great Roman Civil War. Retrieved from https://www.imperiumromanum.edu.pl/en/roman-wars-and-uprisings/great-roman-civil-war/
Music of the Baroque. What is Baroque Music? Retrieved from https://www.baroque.org/baroque/whatis
Opera North. (2019) Giulio Cesare in a nutshell. Retrieved from https://www.operanorth.co.uk/news/giulio-cesare-in-a-nutshell/
San Diego Opera Operapaedia. Handel, Giulio Cesare and Opera in 18th Century England. Retrieved from http://sdopera.org/Content/Operapaedia/Operas/JuliusCaesarinEgypt/Composer.htm
The Metropolitan Opera. Giulio Cesare Synopsis. Retrieved from https://www.metopera.org/user-information/synopses-archive/giulio-cesare
Victoria and Albert Museum. 18th Century Opera. Retrieved from http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/0-9/18th-century-opera/
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Baroque art and architecture. In Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/art/Baroque-art-and-architecture
Cox, T. (2017) Ptolemy XII Theos Philopator. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/Ptolemy_XIII_Theos_Philopator/
Julius Caesar. Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Julius-Caesar-Roman-ruler
Opera-Online. Giulio Cesare in Egitto. Retrieved from https://www.opera-online.com/en/items/works/giulio-cesare-in-egitto-haendel-haym-1724