Incoronazione di Poppea, L'
Classification added January 25, 2016Premiered 1642
Venice. Teatro di Santi Giovanni e Paolo (sometimes called Teatro Grimani a San Giovanni Crisostema)
Composer:
Claudio Monteverdi
Original Language:
Italian
Librettist:
Giovanni Francesco Busenello
Description:
Opera in a Prologue and III Acts (Prologue is sometimes omitted)
Notes:
Also in II Acts – Realized by Raymond Leppard
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 | Soprano | L |
| Nero, Emperor of Rome (Nerone) | Tenor | L |
| Ottavia, Empress of Rome (Octavia) | Soprano | F |
| Drusilla, Lady in Waiting to Octavia | Soprano | F |
| Ottone, Poppea's former lover (Otho) | Bass-Baritone | F |
| Seneca, Elder statesman | Bass | F |
| Arnalta, Poppea's old nurse | Contralto | S |
| Damigella, a maid | Soprano | S |
| Valletto, young attendant | Tenor | S |
| Lucano, Nero's friend | Tenor | S |
| Fortuna, Goddess of Fortune | Soprano | S |
| Virtu, Goddess of Virtue | Soprano | S |
| Amor, Goddess of Love | High Soprano | S |
| Venus (Act II - Aria) | Soprano | S |
| Liberto, Captain of the Guard | Baritone | B |
| Primo Soldato (Soldier of the Emperor's bodyguard) | Tenor | B |
| Secondo Soldato (Soldier of the Emperor's bodyguard) | Baritone | B |
| Pallade (Pallas), Goddess of Wisdom | Soprano | B |
| Mercury (Act II) | Bass | B |
| Littore (Lictor) | Bass | CB |
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Minimum Chorus: 18
Divisi: TB