Opera North - L'incoronazione di Poppea Reviews | 18 April 2024 |
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L'incoronazione di PoppeaOpera NorthNo. of reviews: 11 |
This Poppea was sexy and sensational |
1 Dec 14 / Nottingham Post |
Monteverdi's last opera of corruption and revenge dazzles 350 years after it was first performed in Venice |
18 Nov 14 / The Journal |
This new, hugely exciting production is a celebration of the early work |
17 Nov 14 / Chronicle Live |
Modern dress version of Monteverdi's opera given with verve, excitement and drama |
3 Nov 14 / Planet Hugill |
A premium-rate sex-line of an opera |
16 Oct 14 / The Spectator |
Monteverdi’s late opera gets a thrilling treatment by Opera North |
12 Oct 14 / The Observer |
Impactful new Poppea from Opera North with sex, gore and fine singing |
7 Oct 14 / Seen and Heard |
Reservations aside though, Albery and Cummings’ realisation of Poppea still has much to commend it |
7 Oct 14 / Opera Britannia |
Opera North blends the beautiful with the cynical in The Coronation of Poppea |
7 Oct 14 / Bachtrack |
Monteverdi's amoral study of an immoral couple is given a knockout production by Opera North |
7 Oct 14 / What's on Stage |
Tim Albery’s production of Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea takes plenty of liberties |
7 Oct 14 / The Arts Desk |
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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