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The Metropolitan Opera: Agrippina

MusicDramaComedy
0.0·2020·3h 25m

As the imperious title empress, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato leads the Met premiere of Handel’s tale of deception and deceit. Harry Bicket conducts Si...

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Cast

Joyce DiDonato

Joyce DiDonato

Agrippina

Nicholas Tamagna

Nicholas Tamagna

Narciso

Brenda Rae

Brenda Rae

Poppea

Kate Lindsey

Kate Lindsey

Nerone

Iestyn Davies

Iestyn Davies

Ottone

Duncan Rock

Duncan Rock

Pallante

Matthew Rose

Matthew Rose

Claudio

Deborah Voigt

Deborah Voigt

Self - Host

DIRECTORS

David McVicar, Gary Halvorson

OVERVIEW

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.