Hungarian State Opera delightfully revamps L’incoronazione di Poppea

Por Jenny Camilleri, 14 marzo 2021

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“he plans to graduate from mistress to spouse whatever the cost... as long as other people pay”

Crítica hecha desde Eiffel Art Studios: Bánffy Stage, Budapest el 13 marzo 2021

Monteverdi, L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 (arr. Máté Bella)

Hungarian State Opera

Gergely Vajda, Dirección

András Almási-Toth, Dirección de escena

Lili Izsák, Diseño de escena

Krisztina Lisztopád, Diseño de vestuario

Tibor Szappanos, Nerone

Bori Keszei, Poppea

Péter Fried, Seneca

Andrea Szántó, Ottavia

Krisztián Cser, Ottone

Zoltán Daragó, Amore

Andrea Brassói-Jőrös, La Virtù

Bernadett Wiedemann, Arnalta

Gergely Dargó, Lucano

Eszter Zemlényi, Drusilla

Mária Farkasréti, Nutrice

Diána Ivett Kiss, La Fortuna

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Jenny Camilleri

After completing her postgraduate studies in psychology at the University of Toronto, Jenny moved to Amsterdam, where she enjoys singing in amateur choirs. She loves all genres of classical vocal music, especially nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian and German opera and art songs.