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| Composer | Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) |
| Period | Early |
| Librettist | Giovanni Francesco Busenello |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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HamburgKlangzeit
Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Monteverdi, Tchaikovsky, Marini, Aguado, Korngold, Glass, Glière, Castello, Traditional, Rutter, Shostakovich
Ensemble Resonanz; Gregor Dierck; David Schlage; Unknown
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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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.
Calixto Bieito's L’incoronazione di Poppea revived in Zürich
Julie Fuchs and Delphine Galou shine in this revival and the Orchestra La Scintilla gives a great performance under Ottavio Dantone’s baton.
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