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The Comet / Poppea brings together seemingly disparate worlds connected by stories of cultural transformation. The work juxtaposes Claudio Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea), an Italian opera from 1643 unfolding among the social divisions of ancient Rome; and the world premiere of The Comet, based on the 1924 science-fiction short story by sociologist and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois. Set in 1920s New York City, “The Comet” depicts a Black man and white woman as the only survivors after a comet hits Earth.

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The Comet / Poppea

Museum of Contemporary Art

If anyone can make the ridiculous sublime, it’s Mozart. Here is proof. The last in his celebrated trilogy of operas composed with his friend and librettist Da Ponte, Così fan tutte is an absurd story set to music of impossible beauty.

Così fan tutte

Sydney Opera House

Opera Australia

Dido and Aeneas

Dido & Aeneas

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale

L'incoronazione di Poppea

The Industry

The Comet

Nardus Williams

Soprano

Events

14 - 23 Jun, 2024

The Comet / Poppea · The Industry

1 - 15 Aug, 2024

Così fan tutte · Opera Australia

Future and recently performed repertoire

Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte by Mozart

Opera Australia

Belinda in Dido and Aeneas by Purcell

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale

Poppea in L'incoronazione di Poppea by Monteverdi

The Industry

Poppea in The Comet by Lewis

The Industry

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