A detailed study of the earliest opera to have gained a foothold in the modern repertoire, the book begins with a historical section in which all the known evid

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

"Includes full-length Harmonia Mundi CD"--Cover, p. 1.

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

A comprehensive edition of Monteverdi's letters which span the years 1601-43 and give an unrivalled picture of the composer's life in Mantua, Venice and Parma,