Event |
L'Incoronazione di Poppea
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Venue |
Opera Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW |
First Date |
19 February 1988 |
Last Date |
3 March 1988 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Premiered in Venice in 1642, Monteverdi's great work is set in ancient Rome. Poppea, Nero's mistress, brings about the banishment of the Empress Occtavia and takes the throne herself. This production employes Raymond Leppard's reconstruction of the score first presented at Glyndebourne in 1962.
Poppea: Suzanne Johnstone, Ottavia: Bernadette Cullen, Arnalta: Heather Begg, Fortuna: Margaret Haggart, Damigella: CHristine Douglas, Drusilla: Fiona Maconaghie, Nerone: Christopher Doig, Valetto: Gregory Tomlinson, Ottone: Jeffrey Black, Seneca: Donald Shanks. |
Description Source |
Brochure |
Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
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Secondary Genre |
Opera
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Text Nationality |
Italy
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
6 performances: Feb 19, 22, 24 & 27 and Mar 1 & 3
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Brochure |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of |
Programme |
PROMPT Collection. National Library of |
Magazine |
New Theatre: Australia No. 5 May – June 1988 |
Brochure |
Sydney Opera House Diary Feb/Mar 1988 |
Marion Roubos-Bennett Collection |
Australian Opera Programmes |
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Event Identifier
| 63906 |
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