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L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
with Dominique Visse, David Daniels, Nadja Michael, Anna Caterina Antonacci, Kurt Moll, Caroline Maria Petrig, Axel Kohler, Claes-Haakan Ahnsjo, Gerhard Auer, Dorothea Roschmann, Hans-Jorg Mammel
Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea / Ivor Bolton, Bayerische Staatsoper,Claudio Monteverdi,Anna Caterina Antonacci,David Daniels,Ivor Bolton,Bayerischen Staatsorchester,Kurt Moll,Dominique Visse,Nadja Michael,Axel Köhler,Dorothea Röschmann,Claes H. Ahnsjö,Gerhard Auer,Farao Records,Classical,Classical Music,Italian Baroque Opera,Opera,Orchestral & Symphonic
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Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea / Ivor Bolton, Bayerische Staatsoper
Claudio Monteverdi , Anna Caterina Antonacci , David Daniels , Ivor Bolton , Bayerischen Staatsorchester , Kurt Moll , Dominique Visse , Nadja Michael , Axel Köhler , Dorothea Röschmann , Claes H. Ahnsjö , and Gerhard Auer Manufacturer: Farao Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  All Works by Monteverdi
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ASIN: B00000C2NR Release Date: 1998-11-03 |
Tracks:
- Prologo - Silvia Fichtl/Jennifer Trost/Klaus Von Gleissenthal
- Act I: Scena I - Axel Kohler
- Act I: Scena II - Axel Kohler/Claes H. Ahnsjo/Hans Jorg Mammel
- Act I: Scena III - Anna Caterina Antonacci/David Daniels
- Act I: Scena IV - Anna Caterina Antonacci/Dominique Visse
- Act I: Scena V - Nadja Michael/Marita Knobel
- Act I: Scena VI - Kurt Moll/Nadja Michael/Christian Baumgartel
- Act I: Scena VII - Kurt Moll
- Act I: Scena VIII - Jennifer Trost/Kurt Moll
- Act I: Scena IX - David Daniels/Kurt Moll
- Act I: Scena X - Anna Caterina Antonacci/David Daniels
- Act I: Scena XI - Axel Kohler/Anna Caterina Antonacci/Dominique Visse
- Act I: Scena XII - Axel Kohler
- Act I: Scena XIII - Dorothea Roschmann/Azel Kohler
Tracks:
- Act 2: Scena I - Kurt Moll/Mercurio
- Act 2: Scena II - Kurt Moll/Hans Jorg Mammel
- Act 2: Scena III - Kurt Moll/Claes H. Ahnsjo
- Act 2: Scena IV - Christian Baumgartel/Caroline Maria Petrig
- Act 2: Scena V - David Daniels/Claes H. Ahnsjo
- Act 2: Scena VI - Axel Kohler
- Act 2: Scena VII - Nadja Michael/Axel Kohler
- Act 2: Scena VIII - Dorothea Roschmann/Christian Baumgartel/Marita Knobel
- Act 2: Scena IX - Axel Kohler/Dorothea Roschmann
- Act 2: Scena X - Anna Caterina Antonacci/Dominique Visse
- Act 2: Scena XI - Klaus Von Gleissenthal
- Act 2: Scena XII - Axel Kohler/Klaus Von Gleissenthal/Anna Caterina Antonacci/Dominique Visse
Tracks:
- Act 3: Scena I - Dorothea Roschmann
- Act 3: Scena II - Dominique Visse/Dorothea Roschmann/Gerhard Auer
- Act 3: Scena III - Dominique Visse/David Daniels/Dorothea Roschmann/Gerhard Auer
- Act 3: Scena IV - Axel Kohler/David Daniels/Dorothea Roschmann/Gerhard Auer
- Act 3: Scena V - Anna Caterina Antonacci/David Daniels
- Act 3: Scena VI - Nadja Michael
- Act 3: Scena VII - Dominique Visse
- Act 3: Finale, Scena VIII - David Daniels/Anna Caterina Antonacci/Gerhard Auer/Rdiger Trebes/Claes H. Ahnsjo/Hubert Schmid/Klaus
- Act 3: Duetto Nerone/Poppea - Anna Caterina Antonacci/David Daniels
Customer Reviews:
Monteverdi Masterwork Led by Fearless Antonacci and Daniels.......2004-11-27
In the central roles of Poppea and Nerone, the illicit lovers, Italian mezzo-soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci and American countertenor David Daniels (in one of his first recordings) are charismatic and expressive, as they fearlessly pursue their lust for power. If, like me, your only picture of Poppea is Claudette Colbert bathing provocatively in asses' milk in Cecil B. DeMille's "The Sign of the Cross", then you are in for a treat. The character of Poppea employs every trick in her arsenal, from a languid, sensual wheedling to pouting, teasing insistence. Her wiles have their intended effect, and Nerone is smitten to say the least as he promises to exile his wife, Ottavia, from Rome. The duets sung by Antonacci and Daniels contain some of the most meltingly beautiful moments you're likely to hear in opera, and the fact that both roles are taken by high voices allows them to blend together indistinguishably, a perfect representation of two bodies and souls entwining. Among many highlights, Daniels excels on Nerone's concluding aria, the regal "Ascendi, o mia diletta". His future stardom seems assured from this auspicious beginning.
The supporting cast is superb. Ottavia is nicely sung by mezzo-soprano Nadja Michael to bring out audience sympathy with earnestness. She does a particularly nice turn on "Addio, Roma", an extraordinary lament which begins with repeated, heartrending sobs on the first syllable, separated by rests, before she can finally put the two words together. Another barrier to the lovers' union comes in the form of Nerone's tutor, Seneca, portrayed in a robust performance by bass Kurt Moll, filled with nobility and morality, the two traits that incidentally get the character killed. In their confrontation, Nerone begins by matching Seneca's measured, reasonable arguments aphorism-for-aphorism, but soon dissolves into petulant threats and insults, and Daniels is amazing in the way he captures irregular phrase lengths and jagged musical lines that make him sound like a spoiled, impulsive child.
As was common practice back then, Monteverdi adorns his serious work with a gallery of comic characters. The most notable of these is Poppea's nurse, Arnalta, a travesty role scored for a tenor. "She" serves as confidante and helpmate to Poppea's scheme and is not without ambitions of "her" own. Countertenor Dominique Visse sings this role effectively in alternate strokes of campiness and tenderness. Fellow countertenor Alex Köhler's Ottone seems appropriately clownish with his sniveling manner, and soprano Dorothea Röschmann makes for an especially energetic Drusilla, full of life and commanding the warmth of tone required when the character is cruelly tested and not found wanting. My one quibble is that the recording does have an echo chamber effect at times, mostly forgivable since it is a live recording. Be forewarned that this three-disc set is hard to find (Amazon has been out of stock for some time now). I recommend you check out European-based online classical music services if you have no luck finding it at your local classical music retail store. Well worth the effort as this is a masterful recording.
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