"L’incoronazione di Poppea" by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello, premiered in 1642. This story of power in a tyrannical state and the struggle between reason and pleasure—universal themes explored in the original work through a chapter of the Roman Empire—will be presented for the first time in Bogotá thanks to a unique collaboration between the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo, stage director Pedro Salazar, La Compañía Estable, and one of the world’s leading early music ensembles: Le Poème Harmonique, orchestra conducted by the French Vincent Dumestre, alongside a cast of soloists from Colombia, Venezuela, Chile, and Brazil.
Orchestra: Le Poème Harmonique, France / Musical Director: Vincent Dumestre, France / Stage Director: Pedro Salazar, Colombia.
How to get there?
- Private vehicle: If you are traveling from the south to the north on Autopista Norte or Carrera Septima, take a right onto Calle 169 and then head west on Avenida Boyacá. If you are coming from the north to the south, turn west onto Calle 170 until you reach the Cultural Center. If you are traveling from the south to the north on Avenida Boyacá, you can reach Calle 170 and then make a right turn. The theater will be two blocks ahead.
- TransMilenio: Take any Line B route to Portal Norte. From there, take feeder bus 2-7 San José and get off at the seventh stop.
- SITP: Take any Line B or C route to Barrio San José V Sector Stop (Calle 169b - Carrera 67). There, you'll find the theater.
