Opera North - L'incoronazione di Poppea Reviews | 21 April 2021 |

James Laing (Nerone), Sandra Piques Eddy (Poppea)

Emilie Renard (Amore), Christopher Ainslie (Ottone), Sandra Piques Eddy (Poppea)

Catherine Hopper (Ottavia), Christopher Ainslie (Ottone)

Emilie Renard (Amore)

Sandra Piques Eddy (Poppea), James Laing (Nerone)
Performance reviews
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L'incoronazione di PoppeaOpera NorthNo. of reviews: 11 | ![]() |
This Poppea was sexy and sensational |
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Monteverdi's last opera of corruption and revenge dazzles 350 years after it was first performed in Venice |
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This new, hugely exciting production is a celebration of the early work |
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Modern dress version of Monteverdi's opera given with verve, excitement and drama |
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A premium-rate sex-line of an opera |
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Monteverdi’s late opera gets a thrilling treatment by Opera North |
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Impactful new Poppea from Opera North with sex, gore and fine singing |
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Reservations aside though, Albery and Cummings’ realisation of Poppea still has much to commend it |
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Opera North blends the beautiful with the cynical in The Coronation of Poppea |
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Monteverdi's amoral study of an immoral couple is given a knockout production by Opera North |
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Tim Albery’s production of Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea takes plenty of liberties |
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Production details
Cast
Hendrick, Pascoe, Renard, Ainslie, Eddy, Laing, Kimm, Hopper, Manley, Creswell, Hendrick, Sharratt, Norman
(c) Cummings (d) Albery
Performance dates
4, 11, 24, 30 October, 15, 22, 29 November 2014 (various locations)
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