Monteverdi, seeing I was
glum, suggested
We go see L'incoronazione di Poppea
Isn't that about the Emperor Nero? The Nero
Who killed his mother? Well yes, but
Some time before the opera opens.
The Nero who kicked Poppea to death?
Yes, but after the opera is over. The Nero
Who makes his old friend Seneca
Commit suicide on stage? Yes, but life
Cannot be all cream and peaches.
You're right; let's go to Venice
Perhaps it will cheer me up. How
Should I dress for a warm night in 1643?
We go see L'incoronazione di Poppea
Isn't that about the Emperor Nero? The Nero
Who killed his mother? Well yes, but
Some time before the opera opens.
The Nero who kicked Poppea to death?
Yes, but after the opera is over. The Nero
Who makes his old friend Seneca
Commit suicide on stage? Yes, but life
Cannot be all cream and peaches.
You're right; let's go to Venice
Perhaps it will cheer me up. How
Should I dress for a warm night in 1643?
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