Aryssa Leigh Burrs, center left, and Caitlin Wood, center right, star as Emperor Nero (or Nerone) and Poppea in the IN Series production of Monteverdi’s “Poppea” at Dupont Underground on Friday.

Monteverdi’s powerful, erotically charged opera of passion and duplicity, in which Nerone rejects his wife Ottavia for the alluring attractions of Poppea, first performed in Venice during Carnival ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. In the allegorical opening scene of Monteverdi's last opera, The Coronation of Poppea, Virtue and ...

It may date from opera’s cradle days but don’t be deterred: ETO’s production cuts Monteverdi’s sublime but lengthy score by a third and rattles through L’incoronazione di Poppea‘s intrigues with the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nero’s ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York were similar. That is the message of “The Comet/Poppea,” an intriguing combination of Monteverdi’s 1643 opera “L’incoronazione di Poppea” and ...

There is nothing more embarrassing than a tardy concertgoer noisily clambering towards their front-row seat. But for Glyndeboure On Tour’s The Coronation Of Poppea this is the first of many thrilling ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The most daring moment in Kate Cherry's fine production of Monteverdi's final opera comes towards ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Nero's ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York were similar. That is the message of “The Comet/Poppea,” an intriguing combination of Monteverdi’s 1643 opera “L’incoronazione di Poppea” and ...