Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea

L’incoronazione di Poppea is Monteverdi’s late masterwork, the last opera he composed a few months prior to his passing, and one of the few whose score has survived. The recording was made during a series of venues for the Spitalfields Festival in 1988 and gathers a fantastic vocal cast with Arleen Augér and Della Jones in the main roles, and James Bowman portraying the heart-breaking character of Ottone, Poppea’s rejected lover.