Evil triumphs beautifully in Monteverdi 450 Poppea

By Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 30 July 2017

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“never has wickedness sounded so good”

Reviewed at Felsenreitschule, Salzburg on 29 July 2017

Monteverdi, L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 (concert performance)

Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor

Elsa Rooke, Director

Kangmin Justin Kim, Nerone

Hana Blažíková, Poppea, La Fortuna

Marianna Pizzolato, Ottavia

Gianluca Buratto, Seneca

Anna Dennis, Drusilla

Carlo Vistoli, Ottone

Silvia Frigato, Amore, Valletto

Lucile Richardot, Arnalta

Zachary Wilder, Lucano

Michał Czerniawski, Nutrice

Furio Zanasi, Liberto

John Taylor Ward, Littore, Mercurio

English Baroque Soloists

Monteverdi Choir

Monteverdi 450's Ulisse docks in Salzburg

Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 28th July

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, the second opera of the Monteverdi 450 trilogy being toured by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, had a strong performance in Salzburg.

***11

An emotional L'Orfeo for Monteverdi 450

Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 26th July

Sir John Eliot Gardiner's Monteverdi 450 trilogy began its Salzburg run with a tear-jerking concert performance of L'Orfeo.

*****

Un Couronnement de Poppée exaltant par Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Maeva Da Cruz, 18th September

Clôturant cette triologie Monteverdi, Le Couronnement de Poppée nous démontre une nouvelle fois l'alchimie palpable entre les solistes, l'orchestre des English Baroque Soloists et Sir John Eliot Gardiner, qui composent ensemble une fresque des passions humaines aussi réjouissante que complexe.

*****

Trilogie Monteverdi à la Philharmonie : un Orfeo sublimé par Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Maeva Da Cruz, 16th September

Premier volet de la trilogie Monteverdi programmée à la Philharmonie en ce début de saison, cet Orfeo dirigé par Sir John Gardiner s'avère aussi envivrant musicalement que vocalement.

*****

Des Krönungs Krönung: L'incoronazione di Poppea in Berlin

Jens Klier, 5th September

Wie Pur ti miro lange Zeit als Ohrwurm melodiert, so wird die gesamte Mammutproduktion immerwährenden Nachhall und Eindruck in der langen und großen Erfolgsgeschichte Gardiners Monteverdi-Exegese hinterlassen.

*****

Eine Rückkehr und gerechte Happy Ends: Ulisse in Berlin

Jens Klier, 3rd September

Was lange währt, wird ziemlich gut: Sir John Eliot Gardiner und seine Montverdis überzeugen mit dem Premieren-Ulisse in Berlin.

****1

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Ilana Walder-Biesanz

Ilana Walder-Biesanz is a product manager for Yahoo, a theatre and opera critic, and a classically trained mezzo-soprano. She explored theater and opera stagings as a Gates Scholar at Cambridge and as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany. She currently writes for Bachtrack, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Stark Insider. Twitter: @ilana_wb.