Role: Nerone

L'incoronazione di Poppea (SV 308, The Coronation of Poppaea) is an Italian opera by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello, first performed at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paulo in Venice during the 1643 carnival season. One of the first operas to use historical events and people, it describes how Poppea, mistress of the Roman emperor Nero, is able to achieve her ambition and be crowned empress. Performed with the UNT Baroque Orchestra under the direction of Paul Leenhouts, Conductor, and David Ward, Stage Director. 

April 8 & 10, 2016