L'incoronazione di Poppea

Betrayal, passionate love, political and romantic intrigues: with L'incoronazione di Poppea, Monteverdi lays out the formula for what would make opera an irresistible success in the centuries to come.

A leading authority on Monteverdi, having performed his madrigals on several landmark recordings, Paul Agnew takes on this essential masterpiece by the composer—written at the very end of his life—for the very first time. It is in Cremona, Monteverdi’s hometown, that he will conduct this brand-new production with Les Arts Florissants at the invitation of the prestigious Monteverdi Festival. An event not to be missed!