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BBC Proms: 2008: Prom 18: Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppaea

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The first half of a production of Monteverdi's opera The Coronation of Poppaea.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Suzy Klein introduces the first half of a production of Monteverdi's opera The Coronation of Poppaea, with soprano Danielle de Niese.

From the Royal Albert Hall, London, Suzy Klein presents the first act of Monteverdi's opera The Coronation of Poppaea.

This tale of love, betrayal and murderous ambition is presented in a semi-staged version of the new production from Glyndebourne Festival Opera, with soprano Danielle de Niese and mezzo Alice Coote as the treacherous lovers Poppea and Nero.

Though based on historical characters, the battle of emotional wills at the centre of this drama has as many resonances today as it would have had for Monteverdi's 17th-century audience.

Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppaea (semi-staged; sung in Italian) (Act 1)

Glyndebourne Festival Opera:
Fortune ...... Sonya Yoncheva
Virtue ...... Simona Mihai
Cupid ...... Amy Freston
Otho ...... Iestyn Davies
Nero ...... Alice Coote
Poppaea ...... Danielle De Niese
Amalta ...... Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
Octavia ...... Tamara Mumford
Marie ...... Arnet Drusilla
Seneca  ...... Paolo Battaglia
Mercury/Consul ...... Trevor Scheunemann
Lictor/Consul ...... Patrick Schramm
Nurse/Friend ...... Dominique Visse
Lady-in-Waiting ...... Claire Ormshaw
Page ...... Lucia Cirillo
Lucan/Soldier 1/Tribune/Friend ...... Andrew Tortise
Liberto/Soldier 2/Tribune ...... Peter Gijsbertsen

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Emmanuelle Haim (conductor).

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Prom 18: Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppaea

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A performance of the first two acts of Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppaea

A performance of the first two acts of Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppaea, from Glyndebourne Festival Opera

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