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Haymon / Balleys: Incoronazione di Poppea
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(DVD - Code 2)
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AImost four decades before creating his Poppea, Monteverdi wrote in the preface to his fifth book of madrigaIs, "The modern composer must create his works soIely on the basis of the truth" - a credo to which the music of his finaI opera is utterIy faithfuI.
Poppea is a potent work from opera's first true creator and pioneering genius. The fact that, at the cIose of this highly charged 'dramma in musica', he allows eviI to triumph over good (albeit temporariIy), has frequently led to his being decried as amoral.
Monteverdi's timeless masterpiece, which creates a deep involvement in performers and audiences aIike, is brilliantly captured in this High Definition Iive recording of Pierre Audi's moving and beautifully styIe production from Het Muziektheater Amsterdam in 1994. |
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