Pop-pea

Year: 2012

Title: Pop-pea

Heading: A video-pop version of the opera by Monteverdi

First Performance:
29 May 2012
Théâtre du Châtelet
Paris, France

Program Note:
A video-pop version of the opera by Monteverdi
After The Incoronazione di Poppea by Claudio Monteverdi
World Premiere

The dramatic structure of the work of Busenello, librettist of the opera Monteverdi's original, is narrowed down by the playwright Ian Burton to focus attention on actions that constitute the heart of the plot. The composer Michael Torke, inspired by jazz and minimalism, brings the music closer to our modern-rock operas. This adaptation is performed by a rock band, to give an electric tone to the harmonies of Monteverdi, promoted by real stars of rock and pop scene.

Distribution:

Arrangement
Michael Torke
Livret
Ian Burton
Direction musicale et orchestration
Peter Howard
Conception scénique
Pierrick Sorin,
Giorgio Barberio Corsetti

Poppée
Valérie Gabail
Néron
Carl Barât
Othon
Benjamin Biolay
Sénèque
Marc Almond
Octavie
Fredrika Stahl
Drusilla
Anna Madison