A runaway hit at its 1724 premiere, Louise Alder stars in Giulio Cesare - arguably Handel’s most popular operatic creation – a drama teeming with passion and political skulduggery.
Sparks fly as ever-savvy Cleopatra and the Roman Emperor encircle each other. There’s all to play for on both sides. Gilded with some of Handel’s most beguiling imaginings, music that smoulders, thrills, and breaks hearts, Giulio Cesare is the latest instalment in the English Concert’s eagerly anticipated annual tour delivering operatic Handel with care across Europe and the US.
Handel and The English Concert are an item. In 2023 Harry Bicket’s ensemble launched an ambitious project to film the composer’s complete works. He’s a conductor with a light touch. Of his Mozart, The New York Times detected ‘textures as airy as a June morning on Coney Island’, while Louise Alder’s 2024 Glyndebourne portrayal of Cleopatra tapped ‘a concentrated tragic eloquence that held the whole theatre in breathless silence’ (The Spectator).
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Ticket prices
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2 tickets max per booking. Subject to availability.
£10
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Wheelchair spaces and free companion seats may now be booked online.
Please select the relevant preferences on the access registration page during your booking so we can provide you with the correct information and discounts.
Booking a wheelchair space: Select a seat displaying the wheelchair user icon and then select wheelchair user ticket type. The ticket will be priced at the lowest price for that event. If you need an essential companion, please select the click the E icon next to the wheelchair space you have selected.
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20% discount for groups of 10+. Contact [email protected] to make a group booking.
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£4 booking fee per online/phone transaction.
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Location
The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level.
Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS
Public transport
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Mobility
Spaces for wheelchair users in row U at the rear of the stalls (up to sixteen, depth of row 180cm) and the back row of the circle (four), both with fold-down companion seats. Some seats in row S of the stalls for people with very limited mobility.
Assistance dogs
Assistance dogs may be taken into the concert hall where there are a limited number of suitable seats in row G of the stalls. If you prefer, you may leave your dog with a member of the cloakroom staff during the performance.
Hearing facility
There is an induction loop in the concert hall. You can use this by adjusting your hearing aid to the ‘T’ setting.
Free large-print programmes
These are available for most of our concerts. Please contact [email protected] at least a week beforehand, to prebook a large-print programmme.
For more access information, please visit our Accessibility section.
