The Coronation of Poppea

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Event The Coronation of Poppea
Venue South Melbourne Town Hall, South Melbourne, VIC
First Date 18 July 2008
Opening Date 19 July 2008
Last Date 26 July 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Monteverdi's extraordinary operatic endeavour,The Coronation of Poppea, depicts a ruthless,ambitious woman determined to marry a maniacal emperor in an opera in which evil truly triumphs over good. It features brilliant young Australian countertenor David Hansen as the infatuated Nero and Tiffany Speight as the irresistible Poppea, whose charms and ambition propel her inexorably towards the throne.

Description Source Production Company
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Subjects Death
Political
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Edwina Guinness Assistant Stage Manager
Claudio Monteverdi Composer
Richard Gill AM Conductor
Anna French Costume Designer
Kate Cherry Director
Giovanni Busenello Librettist
Jon Buswell Lighting Designer
Richard Roberts Set Designer
Jessica Aszodi Singer Amore
Jacob Caine Singer Soldier 2
Elizabeth Campbell Singer Arnalta /Seneca's friend
Edmond Choo Singer Liberto/Seneca's friend
Daniel Goodwin Singer Ottone
David Hansen Singer Nerone
Paul Hughes Singer Seneca
Adrian McEniery Singer Soldier 1/Lucarno/Tribune
Laurence Meikle Singer Seneca friend/Littore/Consul
Jacqueline Porter Singer La Virtu'Pallade/Druscilla
Tiffany Speight Singer Poppea
Sally Wilson Singer La Fortuna/Ottavia
Anne Reid Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Italy
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web Victorian Opera website
Review
Programme
Event Identifier 76420
Dataset AusStage