Haendel: Agrippina

Alexandrina Pendatchanska, soprano (Agrippina); Jennifer Rivera, mezzo-soprano (Nerone); Sunhae Im, soprano (Poppea); Bejun Mehta, countertenor (Ottone)
Marcos Fink, bass-baritone (Claudio); Neal Davies, bass-baritone (Pallante); Dominique Visse, countertenor (Mago Narciso); Daniel Schmutzhard, bass (Lesbo); Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René Jacobs

Georg Friedrich Haendel
Agrippina
Drama per musica in tre atti Original version (Dec. 1709) Libretto di Vincenzo Grimani

After his acclaimed explorations of such Handel operas as Giulio Cesare and Rinaldo, René Jacobs now tackles the first great operatic success of the 'caro Sassone' (Venice, 1710), the climax of his Italian period. This version reconstructs the work in its original conception, the only one to combine explosive topicality with extreme dramatic cogency. As a result, this tale of amorous intrigues against a background of Roman history, the 'prequel' to Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea, emerges more fascinating than ever.
BONUS DVD
Meet all the participants in this recording in this film made by Nayo Titzin in 2005 at the time of the Berlin production.
Director Vincent Boussard explains his theatrical conception of the opera, while René Jacobs reveals all about this highly metaphysical work!