Organization

The Grange Festival

Conductor

David Bates

Stage director

Walter Sutcliffe

Set designer

Jon Bausor

Lighting designer

Wolfgang Goebbel

Singer

Soprano

Kitty Whately

Fortune

Poppea

Countertenor

Vanessa Waldhart

Love

Drusilla

Anna Bonitatibus

Octavia

Virtue

Christopher Lowrey

Otho

Raffaele Pe

Nero

Bass

Jonathan Lemalu

Seneca

Contralto

Frances Gregory

Arnalta

Friends of Seneca

Fiona Kimm

Octavia's Nurse

Tenor

Gwilym Bowen

Lucan

Two soldiers

Jorge Navarro Colorado

Liberto

Armand Rabot

Mercury

Others

La Nuova Musica

Iodáilis

L'incoronazione di Poppea

Northington-Alresford

United Kingdom

The Grange

Public

The Coronation of Poppea

Approved

Love conquers all in ancient Rome. The baddies win, the goodies are banished or killed. Social advancement and power politics govern Monteverdi’s soap opera: the first great work of baroque musical theatre. A stellar international cast includes the return to The Grange Festival of Italian stars Anna Bonitatibus (Il ritorno d’Ulisse and Agrippina) as the rejected empress Ottavia, and Raffaele Pe (Agrippina and Tamerlano) as Nero. Another Grange Festival favourite, Kitty Whately is Poppea. And we welcome acclaimed American counter-tenor Christopher Lowery as Ottone, New Zealand Bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu as Seneca and the popular German soprano Vanessa Waldhart as Drusilla. The groundbreaking instrumental ensemble La Nuova Musica is led by David Bates. Our new production, in partnership with Oper Halle, will be created by director Walter Sutcliffe and designer Jon Bausor, the team whose brilliant Agrippina at The Grange Festival in 2018 caused such a stir.

PRODUCTION TEAM
David Bates
CONDUCTOR
Walter Sutcliffe
DIRECTOR
Jon Bausor
DESIGNER
Wolfgang Goebbel
LIGHTING DESIGNER

CAST
Kitty Whately
POPPEA/FORTUNA
Vanessa Waldhart
DRUSILLA/AMORE
Anna Bonitatibus
OTTAVIA/VIRTU
Christopher Lowrey
OTTONE
Raffaele Pe
NERO
Jonathan Lemalu
SENECA
Frances Gregory
ARNALTA/FAMIGLIARE 1
Fiona Kimm
NUTRICE
Gwilym Bowen
SOLDATO 1/LUCANO/FAMILGIARE 2
Jorge Navarro Colorado
SOLDATO 2/LIBERTO
Armand Rabot
MERCURIO/FAMIGLIARI 3

English

L'incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi, Ó (2024/2024), Faoi stiúir Walter Sutcliffe,, Seoltóir David Bates, The Grange, Northington-Alresford, United Kingdom

Creidmheasanna feidhmíochta (Cast & Crew )

Caitheadh

Criú

Comhléiritheoir

Clár, Eolas & Achoimre

Tuilleadh léitheoireachta

Dátaí & Ionaid Feidhmíochta

Ionaid