Details

Sex, lies and murder collide in Monteverdi s sensual masterpiece of baroque opera, set against the fiery backdrop of the corrupt and debauched city of Rome. The battle between desire and virtue is portrayed in some of the most beautiful music ever written for the human voice. As her husband approaches, Poppea lies in an adulterous bed with the Emperor Nero. Her relentless ambition, feeding on Nero s power and wealth, sets in motion a series of events that will cast all around her into a sea of immorality and violence.

Cast/Performers

Jessica Cale (Poppea), Feargal Mostyn-Williams (Ottone), Kezia Bienek (Ottavia), Martha Jones (Nerone), Elizabeth Karani (Drusilla), Trevor Eliot Bowes (Seneca), Amy J Payne (Arnalta), Keith Pun (Amore), Richard Pinkstone (Liberto), Zahid Siddiqui (Lucano), Adam Maxey (Mercury / Consul), Julia Mariko (Virtu / Popoli), Sandeep Gurrapadi (Scribe / Popoli), Emily Hodkinson, Tom Lilburn

Creatives/Company

Author: Monteverdi
Company: English Touring Opera
Director: Robin Norton-Hale
Conductor: Tshani Perinpanayagam
Design: Basia Binkowska
Lighting: Charlie Morgan Jones
Other: Chad Vindin (Repetiteur)