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An Introduction to Monteverdi | Naxos - Educational 8558174

An Introduction to Monteverdi

Label: Naxos - Educational

Cat No: 8558174

Barcode: 0636943817421

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 27th October 2008

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Contents

Artists

David Timson (narrator)

Works

Monteverdi, Claudio

L'Orfeo

Artists

David Timson (narrator)

About

This audiobook series introduces, in words and music, the plot and background of major operas. Using the principal themes and arias, taken from the Naxos recordings of the complete works, the presentation is informative yet entertaining, enabling the listener to get more from this remarkable art form.

Monteverdi's Orfeo, first performed in 1607, generates a special excitement because it is the first unquestioned masterpiece of opera. Notable for its precise orchestration and powerful drama, it was a ground-breaking work. It concerns the legend of Orpheus, the demi-god whose music had the power to conquer the forces of Hell and to bring his wife back, briefly, to life.

The extracts used in this introduction are from Naxos’s full recording; it uses authentic period instruments, which serve to evoke the early Baroque period of the opera’s composition.

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