The Coronation of Poppea (l'incoronazione di Poppea)

T755648489
Sex, lies and murder collide in Monteverdi s sensual masterpiece of baroque opera, set against the fiery backdrop of the corrupt and debauched city of Rome. The battle between desire and virtue is portrayed in some of the most beautiful music ever written for the human voice. As her husband approaches, Poppea lies in an adulterous bed with the Emperor Nero. Her relentless ambition, feeding on Nero s power and wealth, sets in motion a series of events that will cast all around her into a sea of immorality and violence.

Author

Monteverdi

Archive :: production:T755648489, opera or operetta:S1891, venue:V0655996499

Production details

New Production. Sung in English

Performance

Venue	The Lowry
	Other spaces: Lyric Theatre, Quays Theatre, Aldridge Studio
Town	Salford
County	Greater Manchester
From	22nd November 2014
To	22nd November 2014
When	19:00
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Company

Company	Opera North
Conductor	Laurence Cummings
Director	Tim Albery
Design	Hannah Clark
Costume	Hannah Clark
Lighting	Malcolm Rippeth
Performer	Sandra Piques Eddy (Poppea)
Performer	James Laing (Nerone)
Performer	Katherine Manley (Drusilla)
Performer	James Creswell (Seneca)
Performer	Catherine Hopper (Ottavia)
Performer	Ciara Hendrick (Fortuna / Valletto)
Performer	Claire Pascoe (Virtu)
Performer	Emilie Renard (Amore)
Performer	Christopher Ainslie (Ottone)
Performer	Fiona Kimm (Arnalta)
Performer	Daniel Norman (Liberto / Soldier)
Performer	Nicholas Sharratt (Lucano / Soldier)

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