Poppea Photos part 1

Here are a few pictures from Friday night's performance with the New York Continuo Collective in the beautiful Riverside Church 9th Floor Tower Room. Many thanks to Andrea Taras, not only for her fabulous photography, but also for getting these in the mail to me pronto!


First, here are Tova Dodge as Nerone and Molly Quinn as Poppea. This is from the end of the show and I love the sense of mission accomplished they exude.

Here are a few favorite moments from the show that Andrea captured for us:

At right, Ottavia (Elizabeth Baber) and the mirror in which she hopes Nerone will see, behind his pleasure, her suffering.

Below, Amore (Sarah Morrow) tells us how it is in an unguarded moment.

Below right, a self-satisfied Fortuna (Sarah Gallogly) gets the evil eye from Virtù (Amaranta Viera).



















A little pre-show action: music director Grant Herreid gives notes to the wonderful Continuo Collective band (below) while I hover in the foreground (purple shirt). Below right, Amore gets a little help with her wings from her colleagues.


















I will publish a few more pictures once I get better at editing them and laying out the pages.