Opera Archive

The Opera

Venue: Glyndebourne

Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

Librettist: Gian Francesco Busenello

Conductor: Emmanuelle Haim

Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment

Cast

Fortuna: Sonya Yoncheva

Virtu: Simona Mihai

Amor: Amy Freston

Ottone: Iestyn Davies

First Soldier: Andrew Tortise

Second Soldier: Peter Gijsbertsen

Poppea: Danielle de Niese

Nerone: Alice Coote

Arnalta: Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke

Ottavia: Tamara Mumford

Nutrice: Dominique Visse

Seneca: Paolo Battaglia

Valetto: Lucia Cirillo

Drusilla: Marie Arnet

Damigella: Claire Ormshaw

Liberto: Peter Gijsbertsen

Lucano: Andrew Tortise

Mercury: Trevor Scheunemann

Lictor: Patrick Schramm

Production Team

Original Director: Robert Carsen

Assistant Director: Christophe Gayral

Set Designer: Michael Levine

Costume Designer: Constance Hoffman

Lighting Designer: Robert Carsen

Lighting Designer: Peter van Praet

Chorus Master: Thomas Blunt

Dramaturg: Ian Burton