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Unga Operan presents Julius Caesar, Handel’s classic opera of passion and rivalry, relocated to a schoolyard where conflicts flare and loyalties can shift in an instant. Love, anger, and the thirst for revenge drive director-choreographer Clara Svärd’s transformation of an 18th-century opera into a middle-school balancing act between play and seriousness. Sophie Helsing’s text recasts the historical figures as children at school. Infatuations and quarrels pull the group apart before they find their way back to one another. Magdalena Åberg’s design reveals the schoolyard as both a crime scene and a stage for drama. What happens when the game goes too far? Sesto, a boy mourning his dead father, will do almost anything to be included—and the other children exploit his vulnerability. When Julius and Cleo develop feelings for each other, the balance of the entire group is upended. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
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