Show: L’incoronazione di Poppea

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Cambridge University Opera Society presents...

L’incoronazione di Poppea
By Claudio Monteverdi

20:00, Thu 27th February – Sat 1st March 2025 at West Road Concert Hall
14:00, Sat 1st March 2025 at West Road Concert Hall
Lent Week 5

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suicide, death, flashing lights

Word on the street is that Nero’s having an affair with shameless socialite Poppaea - to the vexation of his wife, the Empress Octavia... and Poppaea's husband, Otho.

Driven by her inextinguishable ambition, Poppaea - a Roman B-lister - claws her way up to the imperial seat, crushing sage philosopher Seneca, her hapless husband Otho, and lovesick noblewoman Drusilla (amongst others!) in her wake.

Monteverdi meets modernity in this new production, with a riveting love triangle of Roman drama, Baroque music and a twist of the 21st-century.

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L'incoronazione di Poppea is looking for an Intimacy Coordinator/Advisor – read more...

Word on the street is that Nero’s having an affair with shameless socialite Poppaea - to the vexation of his wife, the Empress Octavia... and Poppaea's husband, Otho. L'incoronazione di Poppea is a behemoth of a Baroque opera, full of high-octane arias, emotional tensions and a manifold and miscellaneous range of characters, and we're looking for an intimacy coordinator/advisor to help coordinate the saucier scenes in the right way!

For more details, read the full advert or contact cc2218@cam.ac.uk ej403@cam.ac.uk ob396@cam.ac.uk before 31st Jan 2025 16:00.

L'incoronazione di Poppea is looking for an Assistant Producer/Publicity Officer! – read more...

Poppea has an AP/Publicity vacancy, and we are looking for someone enthusiastic, organised and creative to help bring this show to life, both online and in the streets of Cambridge!

For more details, read the full advert or contact cc2218@cam.ac.uk before 8th Feb 2025 00:00.