Introduction to Monteverdi: Orfeo by Thomson Smillie

Opera Explained

Introduction to Monteverdi: Orfeo

Thomson Smillie with David Timson (Narrator)

Audiobook edition 1h 17m audio 2008

1 edition

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Monteverdi’s Orfeo, first performed in 1607, generates a special excitement because it is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. Notable for its precise orchestration and powerful drama it was a groundbreaking work. It concerns the legend of...

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