Opera Archive

The Opera

Venue: The Milton Keynes Theatre

Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

Librettist: Gian Francesco Busenello

Conductor: Jonathan Cohen

Orchestra: Glyndebourne on Tour Orchestra

Cast

Fortuna: Manuela Bisceglie

Virtu: Katherine Manley

Amor: Helen-Jane Howells

Ottone: Christopher Ainslie

First Soldier: Peter Gijsbertsen

Second Soldier: Nicholas Mulroy

Poppea: Christiane Karg

Nerone: Lucia Cirillo

Arnalta: Jean Rigby

Ottavia: Louise Poole

Nutrice: Rachid Ben Abdeslam

Seneca: Paolo Battaglia

Valetto: Charlotte Stephenson

Drusilla: Manuela Bisceglie

Damigella: Nicola Hughes

Liberto: Nicholas Mulroy

Lucano: Peter Gijsbertsen

Mercury: Alexander Robin Baker

Lictor: Paul Whelan

Production Team

Original Director: Robert Carsen

Revival Director: Bruno Ravella

Assistant Director: Sinéad O'Neill

Set Designer: Michael Levine

Costume Designer: Constance Hoffman

Lighting Designer: Peter van Praet