Opera was in its infancy when Claudio Monteverdi wrote the first opera based on historical events, "The Coronation of Poppea". TheOpera Workshop of Binghamton University presents performances of it this weekend. We hear from Music Director Julius Abrahams, soprano Emma Bennett, and tenor Alexander Bonner about performing music so different from what they are used to, and about playing characters driven by ambition, who leave a stream of victims behind them on their way to their goal.
One of the first-ever operas is presented at Binghamton University
Photo credit: Binghamton University Music Department