Event Info
Agrippina: The Met: Live in HD (ENCORE)
Agrippina - Encore
George Frideric Handel
Estimated Run Time 4hrs 10mins
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9:55am Doors at: 9:00am
Artists
The Met: Live in HD (ENCORE)
Hard-copy tickets
Physical tickets at: Cowichan Ticket Centre, 2687 James St, Duncan, 250 748 7529, www.cowichanpac.ca
Event Description
Agrippina - Encore
George Frideric Handel
Estimated Run Time 4hrs 10mins
Handel’s tale of intrigue and impropriety in ancient Rome receives its first Met performances, with star mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the controlling, power-hungry Agrippina and Harry Bicket conducting. Sir David McVicar’s production ingeniously reframes the action of this black comedy about the abuse of power to “the present,” where it should loudly resonate. The all-star cast features mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey as Agrippina’s son and future emperor Nerone, soprano Brenda Rae as the seductive Poppea, countertenor Iestyn Davies as the ambitious officer Ottone, and bass Matthew Rose as the weary emperor Claudius.
Sung in Italian
Venue
2687 James Street
since 1978