incoronazione di Poppea, L’ [Albery/Cummings version]
Classification added April 24, 2019Premiered 1642
Venice, Italy. Teatro di Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Giovanni Francesco Busenello
Description:
Opera in a Prologue and Three Acts
Notes:
Opera North, Albery/Cummings version
Time Period:
About 55 A.D.
Place:
Rome
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Poppea | Mezzo Soprano | L |
| Nero | Tenor | L |
| Ottavia | Mezzo Soprano | F |
| Ottone | Countertenor | F |
| Seneca | Bass | F |
| Virtu | Soprano | S |
| Drusilla | Soprano | S |
| Fortuna / Valetto | Soprano | S |
| Amore | Mezzo Soprano | S |
| Arnalta | Mezzo Soprano | S |
| Lucano / Guard #1 | Tenor | S |
| Liberto / Guard #2 | Baritone | S |
| Friend #1 | Countertenor | S |
| Friend #2 | Tenor | S |
| Friend #3 | Bass | S |
Minimum Chorus: No chorus