English National Opera Guide 45: The Operas of Monteverdi - Claudio Monteverdi

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English National Opera Guide 45: The Operas of Monteverdi - Claudio Monteverdi

English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original. Monteverdi’s 1607 version of the legend of Orpheus is arguably the first masterpiece of opera. Composed for the court of Mantua, where Monteverdi was employed, it is very different from his two other surviving operas, which he wrote more than thirty years later to entertain Venetian audiences in the first public opera houses. Orfeo was long considered untranslatable, because the text is so closely tied to the music, and the Venetian librettos owe some of their brilliance to Spanish Golden Age theatre. This opera guide is an opportunity to read all three of Monteverdi’s stage works together, in Anne Ridler’s graceful translations.

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English National Opera Guide 45: The Operas of Monteverdi - Claudio Monteverdi - About the Author:

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.

  • Language

    Italian

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Book Binding

    Paperback

  • Book Format

    Parallel Text

  • Book Genre

    Drama

  • Book ISBN

    9780714544465

  • Book Page Count

    208

  • Book Publication Date

    07/02/2011

  • Book Publisher

    Alma Classics

  • Delivery Estimate

    This is a Print on Demand title. Please allow up to 14 days for delivery.

  • Product Supplier

    Macmillan distribution

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