Operas of Monteverdi

List of Illustrations Monteverdi, Opera and History by Iain Fenlon On Translating Opera by Anne Ridler Part One: Mantua A Masterpiece for a Court by John Whenham Music Examples 'Orfeo': Favola in musica by Alessandro Striggio the Younger Orfeo: English singing version by Anne Ridler Part Two: Venice Musical Theatre in Venice by Paolo Fabbri The Spanish Contribution to the Birth of Opera by Jack Sage Monteverdi Returns to his Homeland by Tim Carter Musical Examples 'Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria': Dramma in musica by Giacomo Badoaro 'The Return of Ulysses' English singing version by Anne Ridler Prologue Act One Act Two Act Three Public Vice, Private Virtue by Iain Fenlon and Peter Miller Musical Examples 'L'incoronazione di Poppea': Opera Musicale by Giovanni Francesco Busenello 'The Coronation of Poppea' English singing version by Anne Ridler Prologue Act One Act Two Act Three The Revival of Monteverdi's Operas in the Twentieth Century by Jeremy Barlow Discography by Jeremy Barlow Bibliography

Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643) was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer. His work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the transition from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period.

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