“Edwina Strobl wondered how Julius Caesar and Cleopatra might get a Handel on village life, with its parish councils and cricket matches, its vegetable and cake contests. The answer is Cesare, touring as a co-production by Pleasure Dome Theatre and Somerset Opera, and playing eight venues from now until 25th October.”
Puns in the write ups, cakes in the bin, oversized vegetables in the tour van…and I’m back on the train to Somerset for the second show of Cesare at
@brewhouselive tonight! Here’s some shots from the first night of our tour of this wacky adaptation after Handel that I’ve had a lovely time cooking up with
@pleasuredometc @somersetopera
“If you have never seen opera before, then this is about as accessible as it gets – it is neither grand nor pretentious, it is the funniest opera I can remember seeing and the music is glorious – what’s not to like?” TheatrePlays
Cesare – Helena Payne
Cleopatra –
@helenbaileysoprano &
@josephinecresswell
Tolomeo –
@dominic.mattos
Sesto –
@isobelhughes.mezzo
Cornelia –
@salomesiumezzosoprano
Nireno – Stephanie Berner
Pompeo – Dennis Carter
Community Chorus – Eleanor Coton, June Stevenson, Hilary Marshall, Sue Richards, Stephen Grimshaw, Mia Morgan, Lona Jones
Adaptation and translation - Helena Payne and me
Director – 👋🏻
Musical Director –
@mosley_noah
Costume Design – Charlotte Ellen
Photos by Ed Felton
