Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppaea by the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists
About the Event
The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, under the direction of Sir John Eliot Gardiner, close their Monteverdi trilogy with The Coronation of Poppaea.
On the last concert program in this series to celebrate Monteverdi's 450th birthday, The Coronation of Poppaea, created in Venice in 1643, offers a varied gallery of vocal portrayals from the lyrical and light to the stern and tragic.
Cast / Production
L'incoronazione di Poppea
Libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, direction, settings
Elsa Rooke, settings
Hana Blažíková, soprano, Poppea / Fortuna
Kangmin Justin Kim, countertenor, Nerone
Marianna Pizzolato, mezzo‐soprano, Ottavia
Gianluca Buratto, bass, Seneca
Carlo Vistoli, countertenor, Ottone
Anna Denis, soprano, Drusilla / Virtù / Pallade
Lucile Richardot, mezzo‐soprano, Arnalta / Venere
Silvia Frigato, soprano, Amore / Valletto
Furio Zanasi, baritone, Soldate I / Liberto
Gareth Treseder, tenor, Famigliari
Zachary Wilder, tenor, Lucano
Francesca Boncompagni, soprano, Damigella
John Taylor Ward, baritone, Mercurio / Littore
