Lawrence Zazzo is an American countertenor who has performed at major opera houses in Europe and the US. His repertoire includes Baroque opera and oratorios as well as works of the 20th century.
Zazzo in 2014
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, commonly known as Giulio Cesare, is a dramma per musica in three acts composed by George Frideric Handel for the Royal Academy of Music in 1724. The libretto was written by Nicola Francesco Haym who used an earlier libretto by Giacomo Francesco Bussani, which had been set to music by Antonio Sartorio (1676). The opera was a success at its first performances, was frequently revived by Handel in his subsequent opera seasons and is now one of the most often performed Baroque operas.
George Frideric Handel
Senesino, Cuzzoni and Berenstadt, probably in a scene from Flavio
The librettist Nicola Francesco Haym seated at the harpsichord, Marco Ricci, c 1709
Senesino, who created the role of Giulio Cesare