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Italian. Based on. Greek legend of Orpheus. Premiere. 1607 Carnival season. Mantua. L'Orfeo ( SV 318) ( Italian pronunciation: [lorˈfɛːo] ), or La favola d'Orfeo [la ˈfaːvola dorˈfɛːo], is a late Renaissance /early Baroque favola in musica, or opera, by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio.
Jan 8, 2010 · With Orfeo, Monteverdi created the first opera that both survived the centuries and stuck in the repertory -- a work of music and theater that displayed a brand new sort of artistic alchemy ...
Aug 3, 2015 · Monteverdi's Orfeo: 'a brilliant and compelling fable to the inalienable power of music' | Classical music | The Guardian. Mary Bevin (Euridice) and Gyula Orendt (Orfeo) in the Royal...
discography. These lists show the audio and visual recordings of the opera L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi. The opera was first performed in Mantua in 1607, at the court of Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga, and is one of the earliest of all operas.
Year Of RecordingCast Orfeo; Euridice; La Musica;Opera House/orchestra Conductor2021Federico Bardazzi Ensemble San Felice2020Emiliano Gonzalez Toro, Emőke Baráth, ...Ensemble Vocal de Poche; I Gemelli, ...2013Charles Daniels Faye Newton David Hurley ...Taverner Consort and Players, Andrew ...2007Furio Zanasi Anna Simboli (Eurydice and ...Concerto Italiano Rinaldo AlessandriniPeople also ask
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Mar 7, 2008 · With Orfeo, Monteverdi created the first opera that both survived the centuries and stuck in the repertory. It's the earliest example of opera's uncanny ability to present the straightforward ...
Learn about the first opera by Claudio Monteverdi, based on the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. Explore its historical background, composition, musical style and performance history. Find out how Monteverdi used polyphony, instruments and drama to create a masterpiece of Baroque opera.
