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| Composer | Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) |
| Period | Early |
| Librettist | Giovanni Francesco Busenello |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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LondonL'incoronazione di Poppea
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Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
Seb Gillot; Ashley Pearson; HGO; Sorcha Corcoran; Sofia Alexiadou; HGOAntiqua Orchestra
ParisRecitar Cantando / Les Talens Lyriques, Apolline et Thaïs Raï-Westphal
Monteverdi, Falconieri, Cavalli
Les Talens Lyriques; Christophe Rousset; Apolline Raï-Westphal; Thaïs Raï-Westphal
HamburgKlangzeit
Rossini, Saint-Saëns, Monteverdi, Tchaikovsky, Marini, Aguado, Korngold, Glass, Glière, Castello, Traditional, Rutter, Shostakovich
Ensemble Resonanz; Gregor Dierck; David Schlage; Unknown
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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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