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L'Orfeo
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L'Orfeo, or La favola d'Orfeo, is a late Renaissance/early Baroque favola in musica, or opera, by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. It is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus
Orpheus, the hero of the opera
Orpheus, the hero of the opera
Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga, Monteverdi's employer at Mantua
Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga, Monteverdi's employer at Mantua
Title page of the 1607 libretto
Title page of the 1607 libretto
Front cover of the score of L'Orfeo, published in Venice in 1609
Front cover of the score of L'Orfeo, published in Venice in 1609
Lost operas by Claudio Monteverdi
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The Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi, in addition to a large output of church music and madrigals, wrote prolifically for the stage. His theatrical works were written between 1604 and 1643 and incl
The composer around 1640
The composer around 1640
The Palazzo del Te, Mantua, seat of the Gonzaga dynasty who ruled the city from 1530 to 1627. Monteverdi was their court musician from 1590 to 1612.
The Palazzo del Te, Mantua, seat of the Gonzaga dynasty who ruled the city from 1530 to 1627. Monteverdi was their court musician from 1590 to 1612.
Bacchus and Ariadne, Titian
Bacchus and Ariadne, Titian
Duke Ferdinando Gonzaga, for whose wedding celebrations in 1617 Le nozze di Tedite was commissioned
Duke Ferdinando Gonzaga, for whose wedding celebrations in 1617 Le nozze di Tedite was commissioned