As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit. Harry Bicket conducts Sir David McVicar’s wry new production, which gives this Baroque black comedy a politically charged, modern updating.
The Metropolitan Opera
Italian
Joyce DiDonato
Agrippina
Nicholas Tamagna
Narciso
Brenda Rae
Poppea
Kate Lindsey
Nerone
Iestyn Davies
Ottone
Duncan Rock
Pallante
Matthew Rose
Claudio
Deborah Voigt
Self - Host
Harry Bicket
Self - Harpsichord
David Heiss
Self - Cello
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