Monteverdi - L'Incoronazione di Poppea

Under the bloody regime of the young emperor Nerone, nothing and no one can prevent the rise of the beautiful and immoral Poppea. Even the most flamboyant Shakespearean dramas and the best TV series of today cannot match this production’s exposition of human passions – whether in the bedroom or the political arena. 

The story of Poppea’s coronation displays the best and the worst of humanity through a range of ambivalent protagonists and colourful supporting characters, combined with Monteverdi’s gripping music. Director Ted Huffman presents a role play that reveals the mechanisms underlying human society as an eternal comedy of power and seduction.