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Monteverdi - L’incoronazione di Poppea (Blu-ray) | Opus Arte OABD7297D

Monteverdi - L’incoronazione di Poppea (Blu-ray)

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Label: Opus Arte

Cat No: OABD7297D

Barcode: 0809478072973

Format: Blu-ray

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Opera

Release Date: 22nd July 2022

Contents

Artists

Hana Blazikova
Kangmin Justin Kim
Carlo Vistoli
Gianluca Buratto
Lucile Richardot
Anna Dennis
Marianna Pizzolato
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists

Conductor

John Eliot Gardiner

Works

Monteverdi, Claudio

L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea)

Artists

Hana Blazikova
Kangmin Justin Kim
Carlo Vistoli
Gianluca Buratto
Lucile Richardot
Anna Dennis
Marianna Pizzolato
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists

Conductor

John Eliot Gardiner

About

Claudio Monteverdi developed the principles of opera with L’Orfeo in the first decade of the 17th-century. At the very end of his life he wrote L’incoronazione di Poppea. The opera marked a decisive move from allegorical and mythic elements towards a historical subject – the love affair between the Roman Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea. His final masterpiece, where the beauty of the arias vanquished the decadence of the storyline, was first performed in the year of his death. For decades John Eliot Gardiner has been at the forefront of Monteverdi performance and scholarship, and for the 450th anniversary of Monteverdi’s birth in 2017 he conducted all three of the composer’s surviving full-length operas. This semi-staged production, recorded in Venice’s historical Teatro La Fenice is part of that acclaimed cycle.

“A crowning glory, you might say, to Gardiner’s half century association with Monteverdi” – The Times ★★★★★

“Gardiner has assembled a touring ensemble of remarkable quality, with a standout performance here from Korean-American Kangmin Justin Kim… It’s a sound to die for…” – The Times ★★★★★

“…magically coherent…” – The Guardian ★★★★★

Cast:
- Poppea / Fortuna: Hana Blažiková
- Nerone: Kangmin Justin Kim
- Ottone: Carlo Vistoli
- Seneca: Gianluca Buratto
- Arnalta / Venere: Lucile Richardot
- Drusilla / Virtù / Pallade: Anna Dennis
- Ottavia: Marianna Pizzolato

Co-directors: John Eliot Gardiner, Elsa Rooke
Lighting designer: Rick Fisher
Video director: Sébastien Glas

Duration: approx. 194 minutes
Audio: LPCM 2.0 + DTS-HD Master Audio Surround
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, IT, JP, KO

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