Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

L'Incoronazione di Poppea

Conductor - Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Director - Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Ottone - Paul Esswood
Due Soldati - Peter Straka and Fritz Peter

"E pure io torno qui" (Ottone)
"Ma l' aria e 'l cielo" (Ottone, Soldato I, Soldato II)

Rubbish synopsis:

This the the part when Ottone comes back from whatever the hell he's been up to - only to find out he's been dumped by Poppea for Nerone. Harsh. He sings about it, then stomps off. Boobs lady looks on and laughs. Virtue makes this face: =O. The two guards yell at each other and explain The Story So Far to the audience. Meanwhile, curly-haired kid god runs around waving his hands, darting and kicking people to make things happen.