| Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) | L'incoronazione di Poppea (Le Couronnement de Poppée), SV 308 | Livret de Giovanni Francesco Busenello |
| English Touring Opera | ||
| James Ham | Direction | |
| Robin Norton-Hale | Mise en scène | |
| Basia Bińkowska | Décors, Costumes | |
| Charlie Morgan Jones | Lumières | |
| Jessica Cale | Soprano | Poppea (Poppée) |
| Martha Jones | Mezzo-soprano | Nerone (Néron) |
| Kezia Bienek | Mezzo-soprano | Ottavia (Octavie) |
| Feargal Mostyn-Williams | Contre-ténor | Ottone (Othon) |
| Trevor Bowes | Basse | Seneca (Sénèque) |
| Keith Pun | Contre-ténor | Amore (L'Amour) |
| Julia Mariko | Soprano | La Virtù (La Vertu) |
| Amy J Payne | Soprano | Arnalta |
| Zahid Siddiqui | Ténor | Lucano (Lucain) |
| Richard Pinkstone | Ténor | Liberto (Libertus) |
| Theo Perry | Baryton | Console (Consul), Mercurio (Mercure) |
With music and characterisation which still feel strikingly modern, Monteverdi’s darkly entertaining depiction of violence and intrigue at the court of the Emperor Nero was one of the first operatic masterpieces.
Robin Norton-Hale directs this new production, with multi-genre musician and composer Yshani Perinpanayagam as conductor and arranger and a new English translation of the libretto from poet and classicist Helen Eastman.