L'incoronazione di Poppea - Lecture and arias
L'incoronazione di Poppea - Lecture and arias
Location
Date
Description
Friday 17 October, 6.30pm
L'incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi - Lecture by musicologist David Conway, chair of the Hampstead Garden Opera, followed by extracts of the opera by some of the protagonists of the production
Monteverdi’s ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’ (1643) was the first opera to break free from mythology and indulge in historical scandal. When Emperor Nero falls obsessively in love with the ambitious Poppea, their toxic romance becomes Rome’s ultimate power play. She’s ruthless, he’s unhinged, and together they’re unstoppable. Around them: gossiping servants, doomed philosophers, vengeful wives, scheming exes, and a chorus of opportunists, all pulled into the chaos of Poppea’s ascent.
This November the opera company HGO - Hampstead Garden Opera, winner of the 2023 and 2024 Off West End opera awards, brings their new production of Poppea, with a full baroque ensemble, to Jacksons Lane Theatre, N6 (www.hgo.org.uk/poppea).
At the Italian Cultural Institute HGO chair, the musicologist Dr. David Conway, introduces us to Monteverdi and his revolutionary role in early opera, and stars of the production perform extracts from this extraordinary masterpiece.
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Organiser
Italian Cultural Institute London
Venue
Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, SW1X 8NX London
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