Conservatorium students Eden Shifroni and Daniel Ott take on the roles of Poppea and Nero
Conservatorium students Eden Shifroni and Daniel Ott take on the roles of Poppea and Nero Australia's two leading performing arts tertiary schools, Sydney Conservatorium of Music and National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), are coming together for a striking co-production of The Coronation of Poppea. It is the world premiere of the Italian version of Claudio Monteverdi's opera with new orchestration by one of Australia's finest composers, Elena Kats-Chernin. Directed by David Berthold , NIDA's Artistic Director In Residence, the bold new production is set to take audiences on a compelling journey through Nero's Rome, exploring themes of power, lust, and betrayal. "This is indisputably one of the great music dramas," said David Berthold. "The way it unpacks power and sex is utterly contemporary, and Elena's new version amplifies that. On the surface, love triumphs. But there is so much cost involved in that triumph that we are forced to consider the beasts and betrayals that might lurk within us.
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