{"id":9203,"date":"2024-03-18T10:21:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T09:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/production\/monteverdi-lincoronazione-di-poppea\/"},"modified":"2023-12-02T16:40:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T15:40:36","slug":"monteverdi-lincoronazione-di-poppea","status":"publish","type":"post-concert","link":"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/en\/production\/monteverdi-lincoronazione-di-poppea\/","title":{"rendered":"Monteverdi, L&#8217;Incoronazione Di Poppea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Poppea-Versailles-2-1024x693.jpg\" alt=\"L'Incoronazione Di Poppea, Versailles, Cappella Mediterranea\" class=\"wp-image-4432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poppea-Versailles-2-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poppea-Versailles-2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poppea-Versailles-2-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poppea-Versailles-2-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poppea-Versailles-2.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rediscover Monteverdi\u2019s ancient drama with Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n. As the tragedy unfolds, you will be as horrified by the events on stage as astounded by the inventive musical interpretation.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p><em>What answer are we to make to the reflexion that pleasure belongs to good and bad men alike, and that bad men take as much delight in their shame as good men in noble things? <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Seneca, Of a Happy Life, AD 58<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Courtesan who wanted to be Empress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The courtesan Poppea is mistress to Roman emperor Nero. She will stop at nothing to ascend to the throne. She breaks up with her lover Otto, commissions the suicide of the philosopher Seneca and has the empress Octavia repudiated. While this could have been an opera about the triumph of amorality, Monteverdi transforms it into a hymn to the power of desire and human nature in all its contradictions. While this was Monteverdi\u2019s final opera, it also revolutionised the genre. It has lost none of its originality in this production that is driven by a young cast led by conductor and harpsichordist Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n and director Ted Huffman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"L&#039;Incoronazione di Poppea, Monteverdi (Festival d&#039;Aix-en-Provence 2022)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y5ijJQt4684?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"container\">\n\n\n\n    \n        <h2 class=\"titre-secondaire-basic\">Prochaines dates<\/h2>\n\n        \n            <div class=\"swiper-card-concert-current\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"nav-swipper-concert-current\">\n                <div class=\"swiper-card-concert-current-button-prev\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"swiper-card-concert-current-button-next\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    \n<\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">The Coronation of Poppea \/ L&#8217;Incoronazione Di Poppea<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Claudio Monteverdi (1567 &#8211; 1643)<br\/>Il Nerone, ossia l&#8217;incoronazione di poppea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opera with a prologue and three acts<br\/>Libretto by Giovani Francesco Busenello<br\/>First performed in 1642 at Teatro Santi Giovanni E Paolo in Venice<br\/>1650 Venice version<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>3h with intermission &#8211; Performed in Italian with French and English subtitles<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A creation of the festival d&#8217;Aix-en-Provence<\/strong>. Coproduced with Palau de les Arts Reina Sof\u00eda and Op\u00e9ra de Rennes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-328c6305 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ef350914 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<a class=\"link-default link-center link-circle\" href=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/productions\/\">\n    <div class=\"content-circle\">\n        <div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <span class=\"title\">\n        See our other productions    <\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"713\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poppea-Versailles-8.jpg\" alt=\"L'Incoronazione Di Poppea, Versailles, Cappella Mediterranea\" class=\"wp-image-4453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poppea-Versailles-8.jpg 713w, https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poppea-Versailles-8-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Artists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Op\u00e9ra de Toulon<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>10, 12, 13 April 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jasmin Delfs<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Poppea<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nicol\u00f2 Balducci<\/strong>, countertenor<em> &#8211; Nerone<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Victoire Bunel<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Ottavia \/ Virt\u00f9<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Paul Figuier<\/strong>, contertenor<em> &#8211; Ottone<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ossian Huskinson<\/strong>, bass<em> &#8211; Seneca \/ Console<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joel Williams<\/strong>, tenor<em> &#8211; Arnalta \/ Nutrice \/ Famigliare 1<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laur\u00e8ne Patern\u00f2<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Fortuna \/ Drusilla<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Juliette Mey<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Amore \/ Valetto <\/em> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Luca Bernard<\/strong>, tenor<em> &#8211; Lucano \/ Soldato 1 \/ Famigliare 2 \/ Tribuno<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sahy Ratia<\/strong>, tenor<em> &#8211; Liberto \/ Soldato 2 \/ Tribuno<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yannis Fran\u00e7ois<\/strong>, baritone &#8211; <em>Littore \/ Famigliare 3 \/ Console<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cappella Mediterranea<br\/>Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n, <\/strong>Musical direction<strong><br\/>Ted Huffman, <\/strong>Staging<strong><br\/>Johannes Sch\u00fctz, <\/strong>Set and original concept<strong><br\/>Anna W\u00f6rl, <\/strong>Set and adaptation<strong> <br\/>Astrid Klein, <\/strong>Costumes<strong> <br\/>Bertrand Couderc, <\/strong>Lighting<strong> <br\/>Antonio Cuenca Ruiz, <\/strong>Dramaturgy<strong><br\/>Maud Morillon<\/strong>, Assistant stage director<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Palais des Arts Reina Sof\u00eda &#8211; Valencia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>11, 13, 14, 16 May 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jacquelyn Stucker<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Poppea<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nicol\u00f2 Balducci<\/strong>, countertenor<em> &#8211; Nerone<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mariana Sof\u00eda<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Ottavia \/ Virt\u00f9<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alberto Migu\u00e9lez Rouco<\/strong>, countertenor<em> &#8211; Ottone<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alex Rosen<\/strong>, bass<em> &#8211; Seneca \/ Console<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joel Williams<\/strong>, tenor<em> &#8211; Arnalta \/ Nutrice \/ Famigliare 1<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rosa D\u00e1vila<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Fortuna \/ Drusilla<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pilar Garrido<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Amore \/ Valetto<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jorge Franco<\/strong>, tenor<em> &#8211; Lucano \/ Soldato 1 \/ Famigliare 2 \/ Tribuno<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maximiliano Sp\u00f3sito<\/strong>, tenor<em> &#8211; Liberto \/ Soldato 2 \/ Tribuno<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Carlos Reynoso<\/strong>, baritone &#8211; <em>Littore \/ Famigliare 3 \/ Console<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea<br\/>Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n,<\/strong>Musical direction<strong><br\/>Ted Huffman<\/strong>, Staging<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Op\u00e9ra Royal de Versailles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>28, 29, 31 January 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Elsa Benoit<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Poppea<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jake Arditti<\/strong>, countertenor<em> &#8211; Nerone<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ambroisine Br\u00e9<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Ottavia \/ Virt\u00f9<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Iestyn Davies<\/strong>, countertenor<em> &#8211; Ottone<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Alex Rosen<\/strong>, bass<em> &#8211; Seneca \/ Console<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stuart Jackson<\/strong>, tenor<em> &#8211; Arnalta \/ Nutrice \/ Famigliare 1<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Maya Kherani<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Fortuna \/ Drusilla<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Julie Roset<\/strong>, soprano<em> &#8211; Amore \/ Valetto<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laurence Kilsby<\/strong>, tenor<em> &#8211; Lucano \/ Soldato 1 \/ Famigliare 2 \/ Tribuno<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Riccardo Romeo<\/strong>, tenor<em> &#8211; Liberto \/ Soldato 2 \/ Tribuno<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Yannis Fran\u00e7ois<\/strong>, baritone &#8211; <em>Littore \/ Famigliare 3 \/ Console<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ensemble Cappella Mediterranea<br\/>Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n,<\/strong>Musical direction<strong><br\/>Ted Huffman<\/strong>, Staging<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the press is saying<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NEW YORK TIMES<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMonteverdi\u2019s sharp \u2018L\u2019Incoronazione di Poppea\u2019 was the highlight of a week of opera. [\u2026] Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n conducted a small but potent group from his ensemble, Cappella Mediterranea, with almost improvisatory spikiness, but without losing polish [&#8230;]. When it is performed at this level, \u201cPoppea\u201d is acidic and exhilarating.\u201d <em><strong>Zachary Woolf<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">T\u00c9L\u00c9RAMA<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRarely have we encountered a Poppea like this. She is predatory, authoritarian and oh-so-ever determined in this highly enjoyable production at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Jeu de Paume from Baroque conductor Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n and director Ted Huffmann. The young cast blows us away with their magnificent singing and acting skills. Cappella Mediterranea is as full-bodied as ever, accompanying the singers with great creativity and even daring to produce sounds that belong more in a nightclub than an opera. The three-and-a-half-hour performance goes by like a dream.\u201d <em><strong>Sophie Bourdais<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3RqjlcC\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LA CROIX<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Leonardo Garcia Alarcon unleashes the colours and flavours of the instrumentalists of his ensemble, Cappella Mediterranea, with relish. At times, he indulges in a few mischievous sound effects, treating the score like a comic strip, but it is only to allow us to better savour Monteverdi\u2019s inventiveness, which is in turn tender and unbridled.&#8221; <em><strong>Emmanuelle Giuliani<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yxCJMd\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LE FIGARO<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Never could we have imagined that the highlight of the 2022 Festival would be Monteverdi&#8217;s Coronation of Poppea at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Jeu de Paume, featuring a brilliant young cast. Evidently, their mentors are first-rate. Conductor Leonardo Garcia Alarcon transmits to them his passion for text and sound, and the dozen or so musicians of Cappella Mediterranea deploy a continuo that is as opulent as it is extravagant, with plucked string instruments that embellish and reverberate, and an organ that at times evokes a harmonium and other times an accordion!&#8221; <em><strong>Christian Merlin<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3RurQmP\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OLYRIX<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n conducts his period-instrument ensemble, Cappella Mediterranea, with instinct, fluidity and impertinence. He treats the score like a rich basso continuo, interspersed with a few decorative interludes that feature the light shades that Monteverdi brings out in the winds (cornets, recorder). The basso continuo (viola da gamba and double bass) ignites the music and stage like wildfire as the lights go out and the audience is plunged into the music. Clusters of notes that are nourished and coloured by a mix of timbres (organ, theorbo, harpsichord, harp, archlute&#8230;) are infused in the sung parts, reinforcing sentiments of malice, desolation and lust. Silences evoke the sighs of a soul in the throes of its passions. This osmosis between pit and stage, which is both blissful and striking here, is typical of the origins of opera and the laboratory-like search for a fusion between words, theatre, dance, song and music.&#8221; <em><strong>Florence Lethurgez, 10 July 2022<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3RlKoWu\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">OP\u00c9RAONLINE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe 12 instrumentalists of <strong>Cappella Mediterranea<\/strong> build a frenetic rhythm from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opera-online.com\/fr\/items\/personnalities\/leonardo-garcia-alarcon\"><strong>Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s imaginative conducting style, which is full of buzzing, beats and transitions. A carnal connection manifests itself at every moment in this organic landscape in motion. The conductor takes on the role of daring narrator, a king of one-second sound <em>punchlines<\/em> who is fond of hyperbole and extended metaphor. A great deal of information is conveyed by ear. The ensemble spontaneously blasts off before segueing into elegiac passages. Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n and <strong>Cappella Mediterranea<\/strong> offer a thousand and one faces of Monteverdi. The sun is at its zenith in Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Jeu de Paume, but don\u2019t worry \u2013 you won\u2019t get burned!\u201d &#8211; <em><strong>Thibaut Vicq<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3bWYSf9\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CONCERTCLASSIC<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is difficult to find a single fault with this <em>Coronation of Poppea<\/em>. It is undoubtedly one of the highlights, if not the highlight, of the 2022 Festival d&#8217;Aix-en-Provence.\u201d &#8211; <em><strong>Michel Eg\u00e9a<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nVj2cg\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LA MARSEILLAISE<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This performance of Claudio Monteverdi\u2019s final opus, L&#8217;Incoronazione di Poppea, verges on perfection in every respect. [&#8230;] We have become accustomed to excellence with Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n and Cappella Mediterranea. L\u2019Incoronazione di Poppea was the first opera to take on a &#8216;historical&#8217; subject inspired by Tacitus and Suetonius. This production presents the 1650 version of the opera. In the pit, we find a sonorous ingenuity, dynamism and depth that is unheard of. The conductor&#8217;s science is skilfully concealed behind an inventive and abundant reading of the score. [&#8230;] After three hours of music, song and theatre, we\u2019re still left wanting more.&#8221; &#8211; <em><strong>Patrick De Maria<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3nYaCRj\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SC\u00c8NEWEB<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the Festival d&#8217;Aix-en-Provence, a cast of exceptional young singers bring out the insolent youth and beautiful sensuality of Monteverdi&#8217;s masterpiece in a delightful performance that is as pure as it is passionate. [&#8230;] All the performers, without exception, have magnificently chiselled and projected voices. The orchestra conducted by Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n, with its palette of warm, shimmering colours and shapely expressiveness, provides an accompaniment that is as danceable as it is exuberant, up until the delicately languid Pur ti miro finale.\u201d <em><strong>Christophe Candoni<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3z0XoK1\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DESTIMED<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Coronation of Poppea at its best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFleur Barron, Paul-Antoine B\u00e9nos-Djian, Alex Rosen, Miles Mykkanen, Maya Kherani, Julie Roset, Laurence Kilsby, Riccardo Romeo and Yannis Fran\u00e7ois. Not to forget the musicians who, under the direction of Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n, transform Cappella Mediterranea into an essential part of the performance. It is a great and beautiful work, and the triumph of this production is well-deserved.\u201d <em><strong>Michel Eg\u00e9a<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yYXTUL\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BACHTRACK<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCan there be a finer celebration than the one we witnessed with this incomparable <em>Coronation of Poppea<\/em> at the Festival d&#8217;Aix-en-Provence? With just twelve musicians in the pit, we are looking at a four hundred-year-old opera, and yet the music seems to have been composed today, as it is so clearly, joyfully and inventively played by the musicians of Cappella Mediterranea and their conductor, Leonardo Garcia Alarc\u00f3n.\u201d &#8211; <em><strong>Romain Daroles, 12 juillet 2022<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3uHR07V\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PLATEA<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis music continues to amaze listeners, and even more so when it is served up by Argentina&#8217;s Leonardo Garc\u00eda Alarc\u00f3n, one of the greatest Baroque specialists. His version is precise and delicate. Watching him conduct is entertainment on par with what takes place on stage, and sometimes, quite frankly, you don&#8217;t know where to turn, because the precision of his instructions and the emotion he conveys to the musicians and singers make the music even more gripping in a way that is both descriptive and sensual. The pace never slacks. He always knows how to set the right tone for each scene, and the result can only be described as magical. A large part of the magic in the small pit of the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre du Jeu de Paume can be attributed to the cast of twelve extraordinary soloists who make up Cappella Mediterranea for this occasion. To be fair, we would have to talk about each of them, as their virtuosity deserves individual praise, but there&#8217;s no room for that. Instead, I must simply point out that they are perfectly matched. They follow the conductor&#8217;s directions attentively and play a fundamental role in creating the atmosphere of the performance. [\u2026]<br\/>\u201cSimplicity and beauty, which conceal incredible talent, go hand in hand in this Incoronazione di Poppea. It will remain fixed in my memory as one of the best performances I&#8217;ve seen in all these years I\u2019ve covered the Festival d&#8217;Aix. Congratulations to everyone involved in this marvel.\u201d &#8211; <em><strong>Javier del Olivo<\/strong><\/em><br\/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yZeKH6\" target=\"_blank\">See full article<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4430\" src=\"https:\/\/cappellamediterranea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Poppea-Versailles-7-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"L'Incoronazione Di Poppea, Versailles, Cappella Mediterranea\" class=\"wp-image-4430\" 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