Organization

Chanteur

Soprano

Brenda Rae

Poppée

Joyce DiDonato

Agrippina

Contre-ténor

Kate Lindsey

Néron

Contralto

Iestyn Davies

Othon

Basse

Duncan Rock

Pallas

Matthew Rose

Claude

Nicholas Tamagna

Narcissus

Christian Zaremba

Lesbus

Direction d'orchestre

Harry Bicket

Mise en scène

David McVicar

Décors

John Macfarlane

Lumières

Paule Constable

Chorégraphie

Andrew George

Tamara Gura

Randall Scotting

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

italien

New York

États-Unis

Metropolitan Opera House

Handel’s breakout opera masterpiece, Agrippina offers a wryly satirical look at the political maneuverings and personal entanglements of the Roman emperor Claudius, his cadre of advisers and hangers-on, and his cunning wife, Agrippina. During the 2019–20 season, the Baroque black comedy had its long-awaited Met premiere in new production by Sir David McVicar that updated the action to the present age. In this Live in HD transmission, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato delivers a knockout performance of the title role, a woman who will stop at nothing to get her depraved son, Nero (sung by mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey), on the throne. Harry Bicket conducts an exquisite ensemble cast, which also features soprano Brenda Rae in her debut season as Poppea, countertenor Iestyn Davies as Ottone, countertenor Nicholas Tamagna as Narciso, baritone Duncan Rock as Pallante, and bass Matthew Rose as Claudio.

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