Sonya Yoncheva - When Cleopatra went to Versailles- Euronews

’Julius Caesar’, Handel’s masterpiece, has been pulling in the crowds in the extraordinary setting of the ’Opéra Royal’ in Versailles. Despite its title, it is Cleopatra who is actually the main character. In this production the role is sung by Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva, the latest winner of Operalia, the most famous opera contest in the world. What is Sonya’s take on the Queen of Egypt? “She is the real representation of what a woman is all about. She is very intelligent, she ha