Giulio Cesare

George Friedrich Handel

 

 

Performances

• 10 December 1956 - La Scala - Corelli, Zeani, Rossi Lemeni, Petri; Gavazzeni

Reviews

• December 1956 "[Simionato had] the only superlative Handelian voice. Her Cornelia was impeccable in respect to the sedate staging and her singing was both moving and convincing." Franco Abiati, Il Corriere della Serra, December 11, 1956

Anecdotes

• The 1956 La Scala season opened with Aida, which was graced with Simionato's Amneris. Three days after the opening night Simionato appeared on it's boards again as Cornelia, and continued to alternate the roles with four performances in total of Giulio Cesare, and ten of Aida. She met with equal success in both roles.