Original: L'incoronazione di Poppea ( SV 308 , The Coronation of Poppea ) is an Italian baroque opera comprising a prologue and three acts , first performed in Venice during the 1642 -- 43 carnival season .
Simplified: Lincoronazione di Poppea ( The Coronation of Poppea ) is an opera in three acts by Claudio Monteverdi .