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Monteverdi: The Coronation of Poppea (Concert version)

CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
The Coronation of Poppea (Concert version)

Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra • Chorus • Walter Goehr, conductor
Paul Grummer, gamba • Herman Leeb, lute • Heinz Wehrle, organ

CAST
Poppea: Sylvia Gähwiller, soprano
Nerone:Friedrich Brueckner-Rueggeberg, tenor
Ottavia: Maria Helbling, contralto
Ottone: Mabella Ott-Penetto, contralto
Seneca: Franz Kelch, bass
Drusilla: Heidi Juon, soprano
Amalta: Margarete Witte-Waldbauer, contralto
Damigella: Lydia Herbst, soprano
Valletto: Fred Reburg, tenor

Summary of opera and track list on inside cover

Source: Concert Hall LP MMS- 2028, recorded 1952
(awarded the Grand Prix du Disque 1954)

Transcribed by John Whitmore UK
Digital restoration: Curt Timmons 2019/2022