L'incoronazione di Poppea
Glyndebourne's performed L'incoronazione di Poppea to an audience at the Royal Albert Hall under the direction of renowned Baroque conductor, Emmanuelle Haïm on Thursday 31 July, 7.00pm - c10.30pm
The specially devised semi-staging featured Danielle de Niese as the power hungry Poppea and the British mezzo Alice Coote, who made her Glyndebourne debut at the 2008 Festival as Nero.
Monteverdi’s L'incoronazione di Poppea is one of the earliest operas in the repertoire and tells the story of Emperor Nero's forbidden passion for Poppea. To find out more visit: about the opera, synopsis and edition details.
Listen to the Times Proms Podcast with Danielle De Niese for more insights.
The performance was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.
Proms Intro, Thursday 31 July, 5.00pm
Ticket holders attended a pre-performance event featuring Emmanuelle Haïm in discussion with Radio 3 presenter Suzy Klein, followed by a presentation of the Poppea film project (a joint project from Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Glyndebourne Education).
Further details:
See Biographies from the 2008 Festival production
(Sung in Italian, 165 mins with one interval)
Sonya Yoncheva Fortune
Simona Mihai Virtue
Amy Freston Cupid
Iestyn Davies Otho
Alice Coote Nero
Danielle De Niese Poppaea
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke Amalta
Tamara Mumford Octavia
Marie Arnet Drusilla
Paolo Battaglia Seneca
Trevor Scheunemann Mercury/Consul
Patrick Schramm Lictor/Consul
Dominique Visse Nurse/Friend
Claire Ormshaw Lady-in-Waiting
Lucia Cirillo Page
Andrew Tortise Lucan/Soldier 1/Tribune/Friend
Peter Gijsbertsen Liberto/Soldier 2/Tribune
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Emmanuelle Haïm conductor