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| Composer | Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) |
| Period | Early |
| Librettist | Giovanni Francesco Busenello |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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CremonaL'incoronazione di PoppeaNew production
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
Paul Agnew; Roberto Catalano; Mariana Moreira; Ilaria Ariemme; Oscar Frosio; Les Arts Florissants
AugsburgL'incoronazione di PoppeaNew production
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Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
Sebastiaan van Yperen; André Bücker; Staatstheater Augsburg; Robi Voigt; Aleksandra Kica; Marco Vitale; Augsburger Philharmoniker
LyonLe Couronnement de PoppéeNew production
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
Simon-Pierre Bestion; Tatjana Gürbaca; Opéra de Lyon; Marc Weeger; Dinah Ehm; Stefan Bolliger; Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
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Chiaroscuro extinguished: a self-indulgent Poppea in Copenhagen
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Christoph Marthaler’s staging of Monteverdi’s Poppea for the Royal Danish Opera is a study in boredom.
L’incoronazione di Poppea vividly brought to life at the Grange
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Terrific music making with a light directorial touch brings mixed results to Monteverdi's 1643 masterpiece.
Vivid Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea from ETO
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Harmonious images and geometric designs frame an effective staging and well sung performance of Monteverdi's last opera.
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From Paris to Weimar with Anne Sofie von Otter
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Ahead of an appearance at London’s Cadogan Hall, the Swedish mezzo-soprano talks about her love for French and German song, and combining intimate performances with opera singing on a much larger scale.
Bachtrack top ten: cynics, stalkers and obsessives
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Flowers, wine and serenades not doing it for you on Valentine's Day? Then we prescribe a dose of our cynics playlist, which should cure you of all romantic thoughts... at least for an hour or so.
Bachtrack top ten: Operatic farewells
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Our editors dry their tears and share their top ten operatic farewells. Handkerchiefs at the ready...