Handel’s tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives
its first Met performances, with star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as
the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting.
Sir David McVicar’s production ingeniously reframes the action of
this black comedy about the abuse of power to “the present,” where
it should loudly resonate. The all-star cast features mezzo-soprano
Kate Lindsey as Agrippina’s son and future emperor Nerone, soprano
Brenda Rae as the seductive Poppea, countertenor Iestyn Davies as the
ambitious officer Ottone, and bass Matthew Rose as the weary emperor
Claudius.
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