'This Glyndebourne account of Poppea is in a league of its own' Anthony Pryer
Monteverdi
L'incoronazione di Poppea
Danielle de Niese, Alice Coote, Iestyn Davies, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Tamara Mumford, Dominique Visse, Paolo Battaglia, Lucio Cirillo, Marie Arnet, Claire Ormshaw; Glyndebourne Chorus; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Emmanuelle Haïm; dir. Robert Carsen (Glyndebourne, 2008)
Decca 074 3339 (NTSC system; dts 5.0; 16:9 anamorphic)
193 mins plus 41 mins bonus (2 discs)
For a full review of this disc, take a look at the September issue of BBC Music Magazine
Related links:
Disc of the Month September 2009
Orchestral Choice September 2009
Choral & Song Choice Septmber 2009