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Poppea

06 Aug 2009-22 Aug 2009 ,

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Barrie Kosky's reworking of The Coronation of Poppea interpolates Cole Porter into Monteverdi's baroque masterpiece, with astonishing success. Warning labels: blood, violence, masturbation and singing in German. English surtitles clarify the plot, taken from Tacitus, of Nero's perverse loves.

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Poppea details

Sydney Opera House


Address
Drama Theatre
Bennelong Point

Sydney 2000

Telephone 02 9250 7111

Price from $57.00 to $89.00

Date 06 Aug 2009-22 Aug 2009

Open Tue-Fri 8pm; Sat 22 Aug 2pm.

Cast: Dir Barrie Kosky, featuring Melita Jurisic

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