Libretto
Giovanni Francesco Busenello (nach dem 13. und 14. Buch der Annalen des Tacitus und dem Drama Octavia aus der Schule des Seneca)
Premiere
1643, Venice (Teatro SS Giovanni e Paolo)
Cast
FORTUNE (soprano)
VIRTUE (soprano)
CUPID (soprano)
POPPAEA (soprano)
NERO (soprano)
OCTAVIA (mezzo-soprano)
SENECA (bass)
OTHO (alto)
DRUSILLA (soprano)
ARNALTA (alto)
NURSE (alto)
LUCAN (tenor)
A VALET (soprano)
A MAIDSERVANT (soprano)
A LICTOR (bass)
2 SOLDIERS (tenor)
PALLAS ATHENE (soprano)
MERCURY (bass)
VENUS (soprano)
CHORUS
Consuls and tribunes, Seneca's companions, cupids
Place
Time
62 PC