Sonya Yoncheva, Max Emanuel Cenčić and Emmanuelle Haïm come together in The Coronation of Poppea in Lille, France: a top-tier cast for one of Monteverdi’s most unsettling political dramas, where power and desire are inextricably entwined. 
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At the Opéra de Lille, the partnership between french stage director Jean-François Sivadier and conductor Emmanuelle Haïm brings a direct, fully embodied approach to The Coronation of Poppea. Driven by Le Concert d’Astrée and an outstanding cast including, among others, Sonya Yoncheva, Max Emanuel Cenčić and Ann Hallenberg, this filmed performance captures the full tension of a work in which desire, power and theatre converge.
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