L'incoronazione di Poppea /
The amoral story of the Roman Emperor Nero's love affair with the scheming and seductive Poppea, with evil triumphing over good, while the allegorical figures from the Prologue - Fortune, Virtue and Love look on.
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Italian |
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London : New York, N.Y. :
Decca Record Company ; Manufactured and marketedfor PolyGram Video,
[1991]
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| Summary: | The amoral story of the Roman Emperor Nero's love affair with the scheming and seductive Poppea, with evil triumphing over good, while the allegorical figures from the Prologue - Fortune, Virtue and Love look on. |
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| Item Description: | Italian with English subtitles. Videodisc release of the opera performed by the Monteverdi Ensemble of the Zurich Opera House in 1971. Program notes and synopsis of the plot in English and French ([5] pages) inserted in container. "071506-1." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sound, color ; 12 in. |
| Format: | Extended play CLV. |
| Production Credits: | Conductor, Nikolaus Harnoncourt ; director, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle ; camera, Wolfgang Treu and Theo Rose. |