Claudio Monteverdi - L'incoronazione Di Poppea - DVD

Blu-ray lansat de Arthaus Musik in 2007, 150 minutes, format 4:3, PCM stereo.

Patricia Schumann, Richard Croft, Kathleen Kuhlmann, Curtis Ryam, Jeffrey Gall.
Concerto Koln, Rene Jacobs.

Claudio Monteverdi's "L'incoronazione di Poppea" (The Coronation of Poppea) is a 17th-century opera that was first performed in Venice in 1643. It is one of the earliest operas still regularly performed today and is considered a masterpiece of the Baroque era. The opera is based on the historical events surrounding the reign of the Roman emperor Nero and his lover Poppea. The opera explores themes of love, power, and ambition and features complex vocal music and intricate orchestration. Monteverdi's music for the opera was innovative for its time, blending elements of the Renaissance with the emerging Baroque style. The work remains one of the most enduring and important operas of the Baroque era and continues to be performed and recorded by leading opera companies and musicians around the world.