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Sung by Agrippina. Voice Part: soprano   Fach: lyric coloratura
Synopsis: Agrippina has told Pallante that her husband, Emperor Claudio, has died. Although this is false, Pallante believes it and realizes that this might be his chance to win Agrippina's heart. He sings of his love for her.
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   | Tessitura: |    | E4 - F5 | F4 - F5 |
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Sung by Agrippina. Voice Part: soprano   Fach: lyric coloratura
Synopsis: Agrippina attempts to convince Poppea to help her in her attempt to put her son Nerone on the throne by telling Poppea that her love Ottone will give her up to Claudio in order to win the succession.
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   | Tessitura: |    | D4 - G5 | F4 - F5 |
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Sung by Agrippina. Voice Part: soprano   Fach: lyric coloratura
Synopsis: After she convinces Emperor Claudio to announce that her son Nerone will be the next emperor, Agrippina delights in the success of her goals.
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   | Tessitura: |    | D4 - G5 | D4 - E5 |
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Sung by Agrippina. Voice Part: soprano   Fach: lyric coloratura
Synopsis: Although all of her plans seem to be going well, Agrippina is filled with a sense of foreboding.
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   | Tessitura: |    | F4 - G5 | G4 - F5 |
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Sung by Agrippina. Voice Part: soprano   Fach: lyric coloratura
Synopsis: After Agrippina is accused of trying to manipulate Emperor Claudio, she admits it but explains that it was all to help him. After all, she still loves her husband.
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   | Tessitura: |    | D#/Eb4 - F#/Gb5 | F#/Gb4 - F#/Gb5 |
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Sung by Claudio. Voice Part: bass   Fach: heavy bass
Synopsis: Claudio is in love with Poppea and attempts to draw her away from his two competitors, Ottone and Nerone.
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   | Tessitura: |    | C#/Db3 - D4 | D3 - D4 |
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Sung by Nerone. Voice Part: soprano   Fach: male soprano
Synopsis: Nerone exclaims his love for Poppea after she tells him that she loves him. Unbeknownst to him, Poppea's other love, Ottone, is hiding in the room.
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   | Tessitura: |    | E4 - G5 | F4 - F5 |
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Sung by Nerone. Voice Part: soprano   Fach: male soprano
Synopsis: After Nerone tells his mother that he loves Poppea, she tells him that securing himself as the successor to Emperor Claudio is more important than anything else, Nerone reluctantly agrees.
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   | Tessitura: |    | C4 - G5 | F4 - F5 |
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Sung by Nerone. Voice Part: soprano   Fach: male soprano
Synopsis: With everything going his way, Nerone is in a pretty good mood. His love Poppea seems to favor him over Claudio and Ottone. Plus, his main rival for the succession, Ottone, has just been declared a traitor. In his joy, he speaks of the ways of women.
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   | Tessitura: |    | E4 - G5 | F#/Gb4 - E5 |
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Sung by Ottone. Voice Part: contralto   Fach: contralto|male contralto
Synopsis: Ottone once again exclaims his love for Poppea after she tells him that she loves him and no other.
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   | Tessitura: |    | A#/Bb3 - C5 | D4 - A#/Bb4 |
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Sung by Ottone. Voice Part: contralto   Fach: contralto|male contralto
Synopsis: Saddened by the apparent betrayal of his love Poppea, Ottone extemporizes in a garden on his sadness.
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   | Tessitura: |    | A#/Bb3 - C5 | C4 - C5 |
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Sung by Ottone. Voice Part: contralto   Fach: contralto|male contralto
Synopsis: Ottone tells Pallante and Narciso that he is innocent of the crimes he is accused of by his former love Poppea and Emperor Claudio. He explains his sorrow to them.
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   | Tessitura: |    | C4 - C5 | C4 - C5 |
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Sung by Poppea. Voice Part: soprano
Synopsis: Poppea tells Ottone how much she loves him.
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   | Tessitura: |    | D4 - G5 | F4 - E5 |
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Sung by Poppea. Voice Part: soprano
Synopsis: Angry at Ottone for apparently giving her up in order to become emperor, Poppea denounces his treachery.
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   | Tessitura: |    | C4 - A#/Bb6 | F4 - G5 |
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Sung by Poppea. Voice Part: soprano
Synopsis: Although Poppea is being wooed by both Emperor Claudio and his son Nerone, the man she really wants is Ottone. She tells Agrippina this, explaining her love as she looks in the mirror.
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   | Tessitura: |    | D4 - A5 | F4 - F5 |
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