L'incoronazione di Poppea final duet (Antonacci-Daniels)

[esing14]

May I say how hilarious to call this angelic. Do any of you even know who poppea and Nero were. This like most are pretty and meaningless. Fluff

[ninaemmaful]

Who cares who wrote it !! it is soooo beautiful. Try Jaroussky/Rial's version. Better, I think.

[OpenforSexerotica]

Lovely.

[gslanfranchi]

This is absolutely beautiful. I can't have enough of this duet.

[blueztx]

Words fail me..this is angelic. Leave it at that.

[hchristopher1]

Antonacci is NOT out of "pitch": I own the complete recording and both she and Daniels are near perfection.

[CLEMDIVA]

fin et planant! un ptit bijou

[donalfonsotube]

w il divino claudio

[amonasro100]

You do have to admitt that with Nero, Seneca, Drussila and Poppea it was for the first time that historic persons where put " on stage".

[elcaji]

Antonacci is out of pitch.

David Daniels is perfect, as usual.

You mus hear Nurial Rial & Philippe Jaroussky singing this with Cristina Pluhar.

[cantanteporsiempre]

@elcaji I did heard that version, I just love the fast tempo. Jaroussky sings incredible

[Jordibogbcn]

Recently I saw this opera at the Liceo in Barcelona, it was great an the final duet is wonderful, wow.

[olialto7]

The recording space sounds odd though... but yes, this is lovely.

[piimargall]

As usual nowadays.

[cousinjk]

super-yummy.

[regspektlove]

So beautiful. The dissonances send chills down my back.

[cener22]

Simplement meravellosa. Delicada, pura i commovedora. Visca Monteverdi!

[vitellia]

I wonder how Ivor Bolton manages to make a regular big opera house orchestra sound so stylish and authentic. I mean, that applies to his other Baroque opera productions at the Bavarian State Opera, like the Kasarova Orphee and the Roschmann Rodelinda. Too bad this is not available on DVD... It looks to me that I'll never be able to see David Daniels' Nerone...

[olialto7]

No, his voice is rather lower and more contralto-ish nowadays.

[contediluna1970]

I have to agree with you, vitellia. In better times Bolton was a regular in Florence and he always managed to evoke gorgeous sounds from the MMF orchestra.

[darinche]

There's so much love in this duet, the performance is just perfect and full of passion and mutual understanding!!!

[Donnaelvira1919]

I like Antonacci's voice so much. A gorgeous color.

[Vanieshka]

Amaaaaaaaaaazing!!!!!! this is perfection

[tavam55]

Beautiful. I am such an admirer of David Daniels. His voice is heavenly.

[cuicuimusic]

get the whole recording then, he's just marvellous, eh even gets a high A at one point, quite incredible.

[musicyh]

the song is so beautiful...

[tehblogger]

Nice, but not as good my recording (Arleen Auger as Poppea, I forget who as Nero). I'll upload that one of these days.

[versailles1986]

Every time, yes, every time, I hear this I just weep, never have I ever heard anything more beautiful and heart felt. Thank you for posting this gem!

[fatbaldcunt]

When i first heard that this final duet was not in fact written by Monteverdi I was shocked, horrified and upset. But does it actually matter. does it really matter if it moves us today who wrote it.

I'm in two minds and feel uncomfortable about it, anybody like to join in the discussion?

[SDCmorg]

I don't think the original composer of the duet would mind, really. After all, had it not been included in Monteverdi's opera, it'd probably not be playing still today. :o) The practice of borrowing music was so prevalent in those days (Vivaldi's Bajazet used a lot of music of other composers, and even Rossini used 3 numbers from another composer in his original version of Cenerentola more than a century later).

[Bertarido]

The original composer is said to be Benedetto Ferrari. (Buy the CD with his "Sansone" by Alan Curtis and Il Complesso Barocco for more information;)

[alexandrevlad37]

Antonacci a un vibrato mal venu dans ce duo...

[cuicuimusic]

est ce que daniels est vraiment denue d'un vibrato a peu pres equivalent dans cet extrait ?

[greve]

This is just gorgeous!

[hillevifan]

Could you please post Arnalta's "hoggi sara poppea" please?

[SDCmorg]

Alas, I haven't got it, bro. :o( The full CD set is on my wish-list for birthday and christmas! %)