Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (Ricket)

Recorded live in Barcelona, February 2009
Certificate: N/A
Running Time: c.189 mins
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Release Date: 26/03/2012
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Love conquers all - ruthlessly and irresistably - as Emperor Nero and his mistress Poppea remove the obstacles to their union.

At Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu, David Alden's visually sumptuous production, with its suggestions of a giant game of chess, puts the opera's potent blend of sex and politics in a context that sets ancient against modern - just as the action juxtaposes scurrilous comedy and stark drama.

Monteverdi's magnificent score though, meanwhile, accommodates intrigue, wit, nobility, tragedy and sensuality, and, led by the intense Sarah Connolly and the delectable Miah Persson, the cast brings both drama and music startlingly to life.

Filmed in High Definition and recorded in true Surround Sound.

Special Features:
Illustrated Synopsis

Cast Gallery

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http://www.liceubarcelona.cat/en.html
http://www.opusarte.com/