Monteverdi. Poppea.
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643).
The Coronation of Poppea, a royal fable in a prologue with 3 acts (1642).
With a libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello (1598-1659).
Poppea: Daniela Dessi, soprano [photo].
Ottavia: Adelisa Tabladon, mezzo-soprano.
Nero: Josella Ligi, soprano.
Seneca: Armando Catorio, bass.
Ottone: Susanna Anselmi, soprano.
Orchestra Pro Arte Bassano conducted by Alberto Zedda.