L'incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea)

[reneerichhh]

I'm doing this scene for my opera workshop and I got casted as Arnalta, which one is that?

[SilverPinions]

"Sogni, portate a volo,

fate sentire in dolce fantasia

questi sospir alla diletta mia." <3

[ufcountertenor]

um, castrati haven't been alive for a LONG time.

It was outlawed by the Catholic church near the end of the baroque era.

David Daniels is a countertenor, and a freaking awesome one at that.

:)

[MrCtblade]

@blikbleek turning boys into castrati is now illegal to do. it has not been done in this century.

[barneswriter]

He is a counter tenor !!

[sundaii93]

pretty sure he's not... they stopped using them a LONG while ago. they were actually becoming outcasts and unwelcomed by society at the beginning of the classical period...

[Eleanna4fun]

I am doing a project on this, could anyone give me a quick translation? I would really appreciate it! :) Have a great day!

[shaunwongtatmeng]

shiver me timbers...my hair on every part of my body are like standing ftw

[lawyerblonde]

This production run at the LA Opera in December 2006 and was by far the most amazing operatic experience of my life. Kudos to the cast, musicians and conductor!

[rrobicon]

Bravo, Lucano! wow!

[Signifer82]

So much talent and work to be spoiled but such an absurd "mise en scène". Why do they want to do something of their own, when the musicians struggle so hard to stick to the score and the composer's idea?

[orlandolasso]

It is the Amsterdam production, directed by Pierre Audi, that has been revived in LA. The conductor and cast were new though. For LA the revival director was Audi's assistant Miranda Lakerveld.

[dottorgiosu93]

ma ki e' quelo ke canta in falsetto tenore ?

[AuroraDeVenessia]

credo sia Daniels

[jollylex]

I saw this production at LA Opera, and it was possibly the greatest live operatic experience of my life---from the audience, at least. Everything was magic. The singing had a deliberate intensity that enhanced Monteverdi...rather than the careful restraint that many early music singers use. I was totally zeroed in for however many hours it lasted, and could have stayed for more.

[theNotSoDivineMsM]

hey 3tristan....looks just like the LA Opera production I saw...maybe the same designer did the Amsterdam production too but this IS definitely LA Opera's

[playittwicesam]

ehy, shouldn't nerone be a male voice?

monteverdi sucks! he is among the worst composers i ever heard!

however, if you like him, i respect your opinion.

[3tristan]

For me the four greatest (revolutionary) composers ever:

Claudio Monbteverdi

Johann Sebastian Bach

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Richard Wagner

[greve]

???

[brendanemig]

originally it was played by a castrato also ottone, seneca was the only 'male' voice in the show. nowadays we're starting to use countertenors in place of castrati to give a more "authentic" feel. I agree with you about him needing to be a tenor voice (that is a male voice you're hearing) but if it weren't for monteverdi and his circle opera wouldn't be around today...

[3tristan]

This production is NOT from LA, but from Amsterdam 1994. Pierre Audi (Nederlandse Opera)is the director and de Set design is from Michael Simon, costume design Emi Wada and lighting design Jean Kalman. Musical director is Christophe Rousset. You can get it on 2DVDset (OpusArte)

[musicmammad]

3tristan. Why would the LA OPersa post a video in 2007 from a 1994 Amsterdam production? This is the LA production of Poppea using the same set designs and costumes as were used in Amsterdam.

[3tristan]

O.K. that's possible of course....

I saw this production in september 2007 in Amsterdam (in "Het Muziektheater") and bought there the box with the four Monteverdi-productions of the nineties.

[musicmammad]

It isn't just possible that this is the LA Opera production. It is a fact that this IS the LA OPera production. The Amsterdam production Wasn't even the same cast. Cynthia Haymon, Michael Chance, Heidi Grant Murphy are in the Amsterdam production, which is in a boxed set of Monteverdi's operas.

[SDCmorg]

When someone says it is the 'same production', they mean the staging and choreography are the same, not necessary the cast.

This is indeed the same production from Amsterdam, but with a different cast.

[musicmammad]

The original comment from 3tristan said this was not the LA production. He said that it WAS the Amsterdam production. I know the same production, staging, costumes can be used by different casts at different times. Scroll down the comments and see for yourself.

[baroquenspirit]

I just want to confirm that is indeed rehearsal footage from the L.A. production. I had the good fortune to see it there myself. It is true that is the same production as the one in Amsterdam, in the sense that the cosutmes, scenery, etc. are the same, but this most definitely the L.A. cast. (By the way, it was fantastic - one of the best afternoons I have ever spent at the opera, and that's really saying something!)

[3tristan]

Yes, I said that and later I said that you maybe right. OK? Or still problems?

[Sititalei]

is there a dvd of this production

[BrucknerEnthusiast]

I wish CBS/Sony would issue on CD the 1979 3LP recording of Monteverdi's 'Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria', a Glyndebourne production which had Raymond Leppard conducting and von Stade in the role of Penelope. Even by the standards of 1979 it was a million miles away from 'authentic' period performance but it was compelling in its own way.

[scrmable]

Shouldn't Nerone be an alto voice? Still, it included the original Sinfonia, which is a good thing. Who is the conductor?

[baroquenspirit]

This production was conducted by Harry Bicket. He did an excellent job. The orchestra was all period instruments, too; it was really something to see, with three theorbos, a Baroque guitar and a regal, among other things. Very, very cool.

[DannyDaWriter]

David Daniels is spectacular.

[apodyterion]

fabulous countertenor

[CaballeroCatalan]

Monteverdi=God

[versailles1986]

Very Beautiful, stunning sets and costumes, a feast for the eyes as well as the ears!

[DarkGadjika]

a divine music

[derhindemith]

I was actually at this production, and it was really spectacular.