Performances on November 16 + 17 + 18, 2018
The Blue Building / 222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017
CREATIVE TEAM
David Paul | Stage Director
Alison Pogorelc | Associate Director
Kirsten Scott | Executive Producer
David Moody | Conductor
Laetitia Ruccolo | Music Director
George Del Barrio | Creative + Technical Director
Sara Jean Tosetti | Costume Design
Anthony Tornambene | Lighting Design
CAST
Maria Lacey | Poppea
Ariadne Greif | Nerone
Vivien Shotwell | Ottone
Alexandra Smither | Drusilla
Christian Isaiah Simmons | Seneca
David Charles Tay | Arnalta
Briana Hunter | Ottavia
Timothy Stoddard | Lucano + Liberto
Anne Marie Stanley | Valetto
Max Potter | Damigella
Eugenia Forteza | Poppea, cover
Stephanie Feigenbaum | Nerone, cover
ORCHESTRA
Victoria Wolf Lewis | Violin, Concertmaster
Julia Birnbaum | Violin II
Matt Consul | Viola
Keiran Campbell | Cello
Milad Daniari | Bass
Hideki Yamaya | Theorbo + Baroque Guitar
David Moody | Harpsichord
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
Bare Opera brings a fresh, condensed take on Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea to New York City on November 16, 17, and 18. In the exposed brick warehouse space of The Blue Building (222 E 46th St, New York, NY 10017), a cast of exceptional artists—most of whom will be making their Bare Opera debut—leads the audience into an all-too familiar world where an autocratic leader wields his power according to his own whims and desires with no concern for consequences or morality. The production holds a mirror to our own rudderless society and asks the question to which we all fear the answer: What if the good guys don’t win?
“Stripped down to the bare essentials of human lust, the set consists of three beds around which all the action revolves,” says director David Paul (LA Opera, Lyric Opera Chicago, Metropolitan Opera).
“This production of Poppea marks a huge leap for Bare Opera this season. The content of Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea is visceral, dark, and overtly sexual. The audience will be immersed in these highly intimate - sometimes uncomfortable - moments. This is definitely a production that will leave people thinking about morality and humanity,” elaborated Executive Producer and Co-Founder of Bare Opera, Kirsten Scott.