L'incoronazione di Poppea [videorecording] / produced by BBC TV ; [music] by Claudio Monteverdi ; [directed by] Peter Hall ; realized and conducted by Raymond Leppard ; libretto by Francesco Busenello.
Opera in two acts. Cast: Maria Ewing (Poppea), Dennis Bailey (Nerone), Cynthia Clarey (Empress Ottavia), Robert Lloyd (Seneca), Elizabeth Gale, Dale Duesing, The Glyndebourne Chorus, The London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Summary:
The Coronation of Poppea (L'Incoronazione di Poppea) tells the amoral story of the Roman Emperor Nero's love affair with the scheming and seductive Poppea, with evil triumphing over good, while the allegorical figures from the Prologue - Fortune, Virtue and Love look on.
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