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Who wrote Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea?

Lucie Skeaping turns detective to investigate the mystery behind Monteverdi's last opera.

The question of who wrote Monteverdi's last opera, The Coronation of Poppea, is a lot harder to answer than the old joke, 'Who wrote Beethoven's Fifth?' There's no evidence from Monteverdi's lifetime that he was involved with the opera at all. It seems likely that he did compose most of the music, but other composers probably contributed too – and there are at least five suspects in the frame. Lucie Skeaping turns detective to try to unravel the mystery.

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Music Played

  • Francesco Cavalli

    Sinfonia (The Coronation of Poppea, Act 1)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Antipodes. Conductor: Erin Helyard.
    • PINCHGUT OPERA.

  • Unknown

    Eccomi quasi priva dell'Impero e consorte (The Coronation of Poppea, Act 2)

    Singer: Adelisa Tabiadon. Orchestra: Orchestra Pro Arte Bassano. Conductor: Alberto Zedda.
    • NUOVA ERA.

  • Francesco Sacrati

    Nel solo rimirarti (The Coronation of Poppea, Act 3)

    Singer: Della Jones. Ensemble: City of London Baroque Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    The death of Seneca (The Coronation of Poppea, Act 2)

    Singer: Francesco Ellero d’Artegna. Singer: Roberto Balconi. Singer: Nigel Robson. Singer: Mark Tucker. Singer: Julian Clarkson. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • DG ARCHIV.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Signor, oggi rinasco (The Coronation of Poppea, Act 3)

    Singer: Sylvia McNair. Singer: Dana Hanchard. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • DG ARCHIV.

  • Filiberto Laurenzi

    Stolta Melanto (La finta pazza)

    Singer: Elena Cecchi‐Fedi. Ensemble: Ensemble Sezione Aurea.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.

  • Benedetto Ferrari

    Queste pungenti spine (Spiritual cantata)

    Conductor: Philippe Jaroussky. Ensemble: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Dolce speme (The Return of Ulysses, Act 2)

    Singer: Francisco Fernandez-Rueda. Singer: Furio Zanasi. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SDG.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Come dolce oggi l'auretta (Madrigals, Book 9)

    Singer: Emma Kirkby. Singer: Judith Nelson. Singer: Poppy Holden. Ensemble: Consort of Musicke. Conductor: Anthony Rooley.
    • Decca.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Pur ti miro (The Coronation of Poppea, Act 3)

    Singer: Sylvia McNair. Singer: Dana Hanchard. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • DG ARCHIV.

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  • Sun 7 Nov 2021 14:00
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  • Sun 18 Feb 2024 14:00
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