DESCRIPTION:
Recorded live at the Saarbrücken State Theatre in 2008, this spectacular new production of the baroque masterpiece has received critical recognition, with reviewer Frank Herkommer of opernnetz.de commenting: ...Producer Peter Lund with his celebrated production of Agrippina demonstrates his love with detail, focused on directing the characters, with exuberant fantasy and creativity the Berlin director sparks brilliant Handel fireworks! He succeeds in unleashing an effervescent joy of playing, which puts an irresistible spell on the viewer...

Featuring a cast of renowned baroque specialists under the direction of Konrad Junghaenel, one of the leading conductors in the array of early music.

CAST AND CREW:
Susanne Geb (Agrippina, sposa di Claudio -soprano-)
Hiroshi Matsui (Claudio, imperatore romano -bass-)
Judith Braun (Nerone, figlio d’Agrippina -mezzo-soprano-)
Elizabeth Wiles (Poppea, una romana -soprano-)
David Cordier (Ottone, commandante dell’esercito imperale -countertenor-)
Markus Jaursch (Pallante, libero -bass-)
Steve Wächter (Narciso, libero -countertenor-)
Guido Baehr (Lesbo, servo di Claudio -baritone-)
Saarländisches Staatsorchester