Organization

Sänger

Sopran

Brenda Rae

Poppaea

Joyce DiDonato

Agrippina

Countertenor

Kate Lindsey

Nero

Iestyn Davies

Otho

Bass

Duncan Rock

Pallas

Matthew Rose

Claudius

Nicholas Tamagna

Narzisse

Christian Zaremba

Lesbo

Dirigat

Harry Bicket

Regie

David McVicar

Bühnenbild

John Macfarlane

Lichtgestaltung

Paule Constable

Choreographie

Andrew George

Tamara Gura

Randall Scotting

The Metropolitan Opera

Others

Metropolitan Opera Choir

Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Italienisch

New York City

Vereinigte Staaten

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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