| Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) | L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 | Libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello |
| Royal Academy Opera | ||
| Dame Jane Glover | Conductor | |
| John Ramster | Director | |
| Louis Carver | Set Designer | |
| Michelle Bradbury | Costume Designer | |
| Royal Academy Sinfonia | ||
| Eve Daniell | Soprano | Nerone |
| Emma Stannard | Mezzo-soprano | Poppea |
| Patrick Terry | Countertenor | Ottone |
| Lorena Paz Nieto | Soprano | Drusilla |
| Katie Stevenson | Mezzo-soprano | La Virtù |
| Claire Barnett-Jones | Mezzo-soprano | Ottavia |
| Timothy Murphy | Bass | Seneca |
| Alys Mererid Roberts | Soprano | Amore |
| Nika Gorič | Soprano | La Fortuna |
| Laura Zigmintaitė | Mezzo-soprano | Valletto |
| Helen Brackenbury | Mezzo-soprano | Arnalta |
| William Blake | Tenor | Lucano |
| Dominic Bowe | Baritone | Liberto, Littore |
| Alex Otterburn | Baritone | Mercurio |
Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT
Jane Glover conductor
John Ramster director
Louis Carver set designer
Michelle Bradbury costume designer
Jake Wiltshire lighting designer
Royal Academy Opera continues ‘on the road’ during the construction of the Academy’s new theatre.
Love triumphs over Virtue in Monteverdi’s compelling masterpiece of obsession, excess and scandal. The infamous Emperor Nero sweeps aside all opposition to his marriage to the ambitious Poppea Sabina, culminating in one of the most erotically charged duets in all opera. The timeless combination of shocking moral ambivalence and seductively beautiful music has kept L’incoronazione di Poppea, written for the Venice Carnival in 1643, at the centre of the modern operatic canon.
The production will be sung in Italian with English surtitles, and accompanied by period instruments from the Academy’s Historical Performance department. It will be directed by Resident Producer John Ramster and conducted by Jane Glover in her final production as the Academy’s Director of Opera.
Tickets £20 (concessions £15) from Shoreditch Town Hall: www.shoreditchtownhall.com, telephone 020 7739 6176; all orders subject to a booking fee of £2.50
