Book of Donmon Teith

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) is well known as the composer of the earliest operas still performed today. His Orfeo, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria, and L'incor

English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in

This book describes the many ways in which music was used in Italian theatrical performances between the late fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries. In part

This book introduces a new perspective on Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo (1607), a work widely regarded as the 'first great opera', by exploring the influence of th

Claudio Monteverdi is one of the most important figures of 'early' music, a composer whose music speaks powerfully and directly to modern audiences. This book,