Claudio Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea (concert performance)
Musical direction: Leonardo García-Alarcón
Soloists
Poppea: Sophie Junker
Nerone: Nicolò Balducci
Ottavia / Virtù: Mariana Flores
Ottone: Christopher Lowrey
Seneca / Console: Edward Grint
Arnalta / Nutrice / Famigliare 1: Samuel Boden
Fortuna / Drusilla: Lucía Martín Cartón
Amore / Valetto: Juliette Mey
Lucano / Soldato 1 / Famigliare 2 / Tribuno: Valerio Contaldo
Liberto / Soldato 2 / Tribuno: Riccardo Romeo
Littore / Famigliare 3 / Console: Yannis François
Cappella Mediterranea
Yves Ytier, Laura Corolla, violin
Ronald Martin Alonso, viola da gamba
Oleguer Aymamí Busqué, cello
Eric Mathot, double bass
Doron Sherwin, Rodrigo Calveyra, recorder & cornetto
Mónica Pustilnik, archlute & guitar
Quito Gato, theorbo & guitar
Marina Bonetti, harp
Ariel Rychter, harpsichord
Adrià Gràcia Gàlvez, organ
Poppea Sabina, one of the most bewitching figures of antiquity, aspires to rise to the rank of empress alongside her lover, the emperor Nero, who must repudiate his wife, Octavia, in order to do so. Power, desire, and ambition intertwine in this masterly work by Claudio Monteverdi, his last opera. Conducted by Leonardo García-Alarcón at the helm of Cappella Mediterranea, the concert version reveals the full dramatic power of this timeless opera. This production will tour Cologne, Geneva, Namur, Montreal, Toronto, and New York between May and July 2025.
Join us for a champagne reception for the entire audience after the concert!