The Coronation of Poppea was the début production from critically acclaimed stage director Ole Anders Tandberg in the Norwegian Opera Ballet and he lets blood flow TV directors Anja Stabell and SteinRoger Bull reinforces the impact by letting bloods bright color compete against black and white images Poppea like youve never seen it before At the centre of events is the powercrazed Poppea She aspires to the top level of the hierarchy and seduces Emperor Nero He is totally captivated by Poppea and does everything possible to marry her even if it leads to murder A classic drama unfolds where the struggle for power and riches paints an unattractive portrait of humankind In this respect not much has changed since the opera was written 365 years ago
