Purchase Opera: L’incoronazione di Poppea (Coronation of Poppea)

Jacque Trussel, Director
Hugh Murphy, Music Director & Conductor
Featuring the Purchase Symphony Orchestra

The first opera based on historical events, L’incoronazione di Poppea (Coronation of Poppea) by Claudio Monteverdi tells the story of the ambitious Poppea, mistress of the Roman emperor Nero and her rise to be crowned empress.