Listen to the finale of the opera L'incoronazione di Poppea (Coronation of Poppea). Written in 1642 it was Monteverdi's last opera, and it is set in imperial Rome.
The singers are Anna Caterina Antonacci, soprano (Poppea) and David Daniels, countertenor (Nerone).
Hear more samples from this recording here.
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Read more about Monteverdi here
2 comments:
One should have some hearing aid on this tin but there is none - I can't hear a thing. Isn't it a shame?
But I was here, wasen't I.
Poppea-fan: That IS a shame! I'm sure you would have enjoyed this...
Get some speakers?
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