L'Incoronazione di Poppea

L'Incoronazione di Poppea (2018)

A ruthless dictator falls in love with a sexy woman. Together, they get rid of every obstacle in their way: his wife, her former lover, and also the voice of reason. Everything is sacrificed to passion, in this tale where evil triumphs, virtue and reason are humiliated, and nothing corresponds to our moral principles. Jan Lauwers, the director and choreographer, sets L'incoronazione di Poppea in a way congenial to his means: a visual artist, he translated the emotions expressed by Monteverdi’s music into dancing and visual images. The result was mixed; the general impression was one of many ideas, seemingly not fully developed or analysed. The stage was constantly cluttered with moving bodies, or tableau vivants, leaving a sense of confusion, and distracting from the music.

Director: Jan Lauwers

Casts

	Sonya Yoncheva as Poppea
	Kate Lindsey as Nerone
	Stéphanie d'Oustrac as Ottavia
	Carlo Vistoli as Ottone
	Renato Dolcini as Seneca
	Ana Quintans as Virtù / Drusilla
	Marcel Beekman as Nutrice / Famigliare I
	Dominique Visse as Arnalta
	Lea Desandre as Amore / Valletto
	Tamara Banjesevic as Fortuna / Damigella
	Claire Debono as Pallade / Venere
	Alessandro Fisher as Lucano / Soldato I / Tribuno / Famigliare II
	David Webb as Liberto / Soldato II / Tribuno
	Padraic Rowan as Littore / Console I / Famigliare III
	Virgile Ancely as Mercurio / Console II

Crew