L'Incoronazione di Poppea (2018)

Plot Summary

A ruthless dictator falls in love with a sexy woman. Together, they get rid of every obstacle in their way: his wife, her former lover, and also the voice of reason. Everything is sacrificed to passion, in this tale where evil triumphs, virtue and reason are humiliated, and nothing corresponds to our moral principles. Jan Lauwers, the director and choreographer, sets L'incoronazione di Poppea in a way congenial to his means: a visual artist, he translated the emotions expressed by Monteverdi’s music into dancing and visual images. The result was mixed; the general impression was one of many ideas, seemingly not fully developed or analysed. The stage was constantly cluttered with moving bodies, or tableau vivants, leaving a sense of confusion, and distracting from the music.

Full Cast & Characters

Sonya Yoncheva

Poppea

Kate Lindsey

Nerone

Stéphanie d'Oustrac

Ottavia

Carlo Vistoli

Ottone

Renato Dolcini

Seneca

Ana Quintans

Virtù / Drusilla

Marcel Beekman

Nutrice / Famigliare I

Dominique Visse

Arnalta

Lea Desandre

Amore / Valletto

Tamara Banjesevic

Fortuna / Damigella

Claire Debono

Pallade / Venere

Alessandro Fisher

Lucano / Soldato I / Tribuno / Famigliare II

Director & Crew

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