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Vespro della Beata Vergine
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Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206, is a musical setting by Claudio Monteverdi of the evening vespers on Marian feasts, scored for soloists, choirs, and orchestra. It is an ambitious work in scope and
Title page of the "Bassus Generalis" for one of the partbooks in which the Vespers were published in 1610
Title page of the "Bassus Generalis" for one of the partbooks in which the Vespers were published in 1610
The basilica of St. Barbara, the ducal palace church at Mantua
The basilica of St. Barbara, the ducal palace church at Mantua
From the Magnificat, a page from the alto partbook (short score), the voice part left and continuo part right
From the Magnificat, a page from the alto partbook (short score), the voice part left and continuo part right
Cornetto player
Cornetto player
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