Accademia d'Amore

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E.E. Bach Theatre, McKinley Hall, Seattle Pacific University, 3307 Third Ave. W., 206-325-7066, www.earlymusic guild.org. $10-$15 (both shows for $20). 7:30 p.m. Sat. Aug. 26-Sun. Aug. 27.

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• Gavin Borchert
• Claudio Monteverdi
• Margriet Tindemans
• Opera
• Classical Music

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The Coronation of Poppea (1642), Claudio Monteverdi's elegantly decadent tale of vice rewarded, includes adultery, forced suicide, and a tender, melting love duet—between the two villains. (Call it Desperate Empresses.) Semi-staged excerpts from this and other baroque operas will be presented in two programs as the culmination of a 10-day workshop led by some of the area's finest early-music performers. (Pictured, baroque strings coach Margriet Tindemans.) On Saturday, scenes from Poppea; on Sunday, music by Lully, Purcell, Francesca Caccini (women may have starred in baroque operas, but they almost never wrote them), and others. GAVIN BORCHERT