- Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language: English, French, Spanish
- Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Italian
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Arthaus Musik
- Release Date: Feb 1 2001
- Run Time: 150 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000056PPH
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#80,896 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #87 in DVD > Musicals & Performing Arts > Classical > Concertos
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Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea (1642) marks one of the very foundations of opera. Revolving around real historical characters, the Roman emperor Nero, his love for Poppea, the betrayal of the empress Octavia, and death of the philosopher Seneca, Monteverdi pits human love, ambition, and intrigue against the fates. The set, a symbolic part-globe, and the costumes, drawn from various ages, suggest--very much in the way of the surreal 1999 film of Shakespeare's Titus--that the concerns of ancient Rome are timeless. With the emphasis on the text (the music alone does not hold the attention for 150 minutes), conductor René Jacobs depends upon an excellent cast to bring the production alive. Patricia Schumann dominates the stage, her Poppea warm, sensual, and likeable, without being entirely trustworthy, an effective counterpart to Richard Croft's Nero. Darla Brooks brings just the right degree of vivacious gullibility to Drusilla, while Curtis Ryam offers eccentric comedy as Arnalta. As Ottone, Jeffrey Gall is a man acutely tormented by love. While this was recorded at the 1993 Schwetzinger Festspiele, there is no sign of an audience, the many close-ups suggesting this performance was specially given for video.
The DVD includes subtitle options for English, French, and German, but no special features. The booklet is well documented but does not contain the libretto. The sound is good PCM stereo while the 4:3 image (not 16:9 as stated on the packaging) is better than video but otherwise unremarkable. --Gary S. Dalkin, Amazon.co.uk
From the Back Cover
Claudio Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea), a "Favola regia per musica" with a prologue and three acts, to a libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello, was performed for the first time at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, in 1642. In 1993 a new production of the opera was performed at the Schwetzingen Festival and at Cologne Opera by Michael Hampe. Costumes and decor were by Graziano Gregori. The renowned Baroque expert Rene Jacobs was responsible for the version and the musical arrangement of L'Incoronazione di Poppea, and he was complemented at the highest level by numerous well-known singer-actors and the musicians of the Concerto Koln.
Patricia Schumann - Poppea
Richard Croft - Nerone
Kathleen Kuhlmann - Otavia
Harry Peeters - Seneca
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2.0 out of 5 stars
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By A Customer
This review is from: Monteverdi;Claudio L Incoronaz (DVD)
1. This is not the complete opera. The director has omitted the Prologue, which is need to introduce the opera in the context of Monteverdi's era.2. Characters dress in 20th century costume (so, a modernized performance). 3. The performance practices are not historically accurate. But, if you are interested in a modern interpretation of one of the more significant early operas, you may enjoy this DVD.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Un esplendido Monteverdi pero amputado,
By gustavo montilla (PANAMA, PANAMA Panama) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Monteverdi;Claudio L Incoronaz (DVD)
La Coronacion de Poppea es quizas la primera verdadera opera en el sentido moderno de la palabra (el propio Monteverdi llama su Orfeo "Favola in Musica" y la Coronacion "drama in musica"). Este drama musical muestra a traves de la musica de Monteverdi y de un extraordinario libretto de Busenello, abogado, poeta, y politico veneciano lo mas profundo de las pasiones humanas. El ideal del hombre barroco es llegar a controlar dichas pasiones tal como lo afirmaron Descartes y Pascal. Contrariamente a lo que piensa mi antecesor comentarista, el hecho que el prologo haya sido suprimido donde la Fortuna, el Amor y la Virtud discuten del comportamiento humano, y la supresion tambien de otras interesantes escenas le quitan mucha intensidad a esta opera filmada ya que no se comprende muy bien que viene a hacer los dioses y el amor en escena. En 1990 pude ver en Montpellier ( Francia), la produccion inicial de Rene Jacobs ( grabada por Harmonia Mundi) que es a mi parecer con la produccion con el Atys de Lully de Chirstie/villegier las producciones que han marcado el verdadero renacimiento del la opera barrocca. En la produccion francesa de la Coronacion Jacobs combino los manuscritos de Napoles y Venecia para realizar una extraodinaria reconstitucion. Esta produccion Alemana con decorados modernos a veces incoherentes es una lectura que se aleja bastante de la problematica expuesta por Monteverdi/Badoraro. El escojer un tenor en vez de un Alto ( que sea femenino o falsetista) es igualmente a mi parecer una mala opcion pero Monteverdi sigue siendo defendido por Jacobs y su equipo y por ello este DVD tiene que estar en la hogar de todo amante de la musica del creador de la Opera.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Renaissance Sensuality !,
By "mackiemesser" (Morehead, KY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Monteverdi;Claudio L Incoronaz (DVD)
This version L'Incoronazione is abbreviated and omits the tedious prologue, and some scenes that are not relevant to the main plot have been left out. This leaves a plot with good coherence. The music is mainly done with strings and "original" instruments and seems much in the style of the times. The staging is rather minimalist which seems a plus since it focuses attention on the excellent instrumental and vocal performances. The sound is good though not superb. The leads, Poppea (Patricia Schuman) and Nerone (Richard Croft), both sing superbly with excellent intonation and execution of the sometimes ornate vocal lines. The less important Ottone (Jeffrey Galt) and Octavia (Katherine Kuhlman) are also excellent though their character's and roles are less sympathetic. Some of the other characters are not so well sung but their performances are adequate. What is really outstanding is Poppea and her ability to communicate sensuality and yet ambition. I have no hesitation in remommending this as likely the best production of this opera you are likely to see.
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