| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 27-Nov-2012 Royal College of Music: Britten Theatre | Monteverdi in Muscovy: The Coronation of Poppea at the RCM |
 “I apologise to those who anticipated togas, or 17th-century Venice”, writes James Conway in the programme notes to his production of Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea, currently running at the Royal College of Music’s Britten Theatre in London. The translation of the opera’s story of power and lust from its original Roman setting to Stalin’s Russia was what attracted me to the production in the first place.Read full review... | |
| 3-Nov-2012 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Alexander Gibson Opera School | An intimate performance of L'incoronazione di Poppea at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
 Claudio Monteverdi was employed by Victor Gonzaga, the Duke of Mantua, but was dismissed from the court when his son Francesco Gonzaga took title in 1612. Monteverdi moved to Venice to take up the appointment of Director of Music at St Mark’s Basilica. With some of his earlier operas lost when Mantua was sacked by Austrian troops, the opening of the first public opera house, the Teatro San Cassino, rekindled Monteverdi’s enthusiasm.Read full review... | |
| 30-Aug-2011 King's Head Theatre, Islington | Mark Ravenhill brings Monteverdi to new, seductive heights |
 Written near to his death, Claudio Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea – a Roman tale of obsession, jealousy and betrayal – launched the medium of opera onto the stage and in doing so changed the course of music history forever. In a new condensed, English, jazz version by Mark Ravenhill and Alex Silverman, OperaUpClose takes the embellished historical tale of Emperor Nero and his lover to new, seductive heights.
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