Monteverdi’s seminal first opera L’Orfeo, tells the dramatic story from Ovid’s Metamorphoses of the descent of Orfeo (Georg Nigl) into the underworld to recover his beloved wife Euridice (Roberta Invernizzi), seen here in a production for La Scala, based on a painting by Titian and directed by Robert Wilson. David Alden’s visually sumptuous production of L’incoronazione di Poppea, with its suggestions of a giant game of chess, puts the opera’s potent blend of sex and politics in a context that sets ancient against modern – just as the action juxtaposes scurrilous comedy and stark drama.

‘Robert Wilson meets Monteverdi with successful results.’ - The Opera Critic

‘Persson is a superb Poppea who can really act with her voice.’ - BBC Music Magazine

Casts:
L’Orfeo (Teatro alla Scalla)
- Orfeo: Georg Nigl
- La Musica/Euridice: Roberta Invernizzi
- Messagera/Speranza: Sara Mingardo
Orchestra of Teatro Alla Scala/Rinaldo Alessandrini

L’incoronazione di Poppea (Liceu)
- Nero: Sarah Connolly
- Ottone: Jordi Domènech
- Seneca: Franz-Josef Selig
- Ottavia: Maite Beaumont
- Drusilla: Ruth Rosique
- Arnalta/Ottavia’s Nurse: Dominique Visse
Baroque Orchestra of the Gran Teatre del Liceu/Harry Bicket

Subtitles: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT/CATALAN
Running times: 299 minutes
Sound format: 2.0LPCM + 5.1 DTS