The sensational Oslo Opera production of Monteverdi’s L’Incoronatione di Poppea on DVD and Blu-ray Disc .

This program will be released in a special edition in February 2012.
With Poppeas Coronation the critically acclaimed stage director Ole Anders Tandberg debuted in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet, and he lets blood flow. TV directors Anja Stabell and Stein-Roger Bull reinforces the impact by letting blodets bright color compete against black and white images.
At the centre of events is the power-crazed Poppea (Birgitte Christensen). She aspires to the top level of the hierarchy and seduces Emperor Nero (Jacek Laszczkowski). He is totally captivated by Poppea and does everything possible to marry her, even if it leads to murder. A classic drama unfolds, where the struggle for power and riches paints an unattractive portrait of humankind. In this respect not much has changed since the opera was written 365 years ago.
The performance portrays the decadence of the late Roman Empire – with obvious parallels to our own times. But it all comes together towards the end in one of the loveliest duets ever composed: “Pur Ti Miro”.

“Coronation of Poppea is opera at its best... voluptuous baroque music and bloody, powerful drama.“ NRK