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Monteverdi’s 1643 opera tells story of Nero and his mistress

Thursday, June 18, 2009

GERALDINE FREEDMAN

When the directors of the Boston Early Music Festival decided to produce Claudio Monteverdi’s majestic and smoldering “L’incoronazione di Poppea,” they knew there would be unusual problems to bring to life a work that premiered in 1643 in Venice. The show opens Friday.
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