Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea
Hannah French presents Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea from the Liceu Theatre, Barcelona, starring Julie Fuchs, Magdalena Kožená and David Hansen and conducted by Jordi Savall.
Hannah French presents Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea from the Liceu Theatre, Barcelona, starring Julie Fuchs, Magdalena Kožená and David Hansen and conducted by Jordi Savall.
Monteverdi's last opera is a masterpiece of political and sexual intrigue, as the seductive Roman aristocrat Poppea twists the Emperor Nero (Nerone) around her little finger. The bit of him she's really interested in is his crown, and in her single-minded determination to fulfil the opera's title she tramples a stream of victims underfoot - including her previous lover Ottone, the wisest of Nero's courtiers, the philosopher Seneca, and finally Nero's empress, Ottavia.
Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea
Nerone ..... David Hansen (countertenor)
Poppea ..... Julie Fuchs, soprano,
Ottone ..... Xavier Sabata (countertenor)
Seneca ..... Nahuel Di Pierro (bass)
Ottavia ..... Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
Drusilla ..... Deanna Breiwick (soprano)
Lucano ..... Thobela Ntshanyana (tenor)
Valletto ..... Natalia Labourdette (soprano)
Liberto ..... Josep Ramon Olivé (baritone)
Littore ..... Milan Perišic (baritone)
Arnalta ..... Emiliano Gonzales Toro (tenor)
Nutrice ..... Marcel Beekman (tenor)
a Fortuna / Lady-in-Waiting / Pallade ..... Rita Morais (soprano)
La Virtù ..... Irene Mas Salom (soprano)
Amore / Florie ..... Jake Arditti (countertenor)
Members of Le Concert des Nations and the Gran Teatre del Liceu Orchestra
Conductor Jordi Savall
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Music Played
-
![]()
Claudio Monteverdi
L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea): Act 1
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Conductor: Jordi Savall. -
![]()
Claudio Monteverdi
L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea): Act 2
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Conductor: Jordi Savall. -
![]()
Claudio Monteverdi
L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea): Act 3
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Conductor: Jordi Savall. -
![]()
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Deh vieni (Le nozze di Figaro)
Singer: Golda Schultz. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy. Conductor: Antonello Manacorda.- Mozart, You Drive Me Crazy!.
- Alpha Classics.
- 5.
Broadcast
- Sat 6 Jul 2024 18:00Â鶹Éç Radio 3