MSN: Livorno come Zagabria, arriva il Museo degli amori perduti: «Storie da scrivere anche in città»
Livorno come Zagabria, arriva il Museo degli amori perduti: «Storie da scrivere anche in città»
The story of Orpheus was transformed and provided with a happy ending in the medieval English romance of Sir Orfeo.
L'Orfeo (SV 318) (Italian pronunciation: [lorˈfɛːo]), or La favola d'Orfeo [la ˈfaːvola dorˈfɛːo], is a late Renaissance /early Baroque favola in musica, or opera, by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio.
L’Orfeo (SV 318), sometimes called La favola d’Orfeo, is an early Baroque favola in musica, or opera (sometimes considered late Renaissance), by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio.
Orfeo, after venting his grief and incredulity, declares his intention to descend into the Underworld and persuade its ruler to allow Euridice to return to life.
Composed at the point of transition from the Renaissance era to the Baroque, L'Orfeo employs all the resources then known within the art of music, with particularly daring use of polyphony.
At its core, L’Orfeo is a retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus, the musician whose voice could charm gods, spirits, and stones. But what makes Monteverdi’s version a milestone is not merely the tale—it’s how he told it.
Browse through all arias, ensembles and roles from the opera L' Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi. With links to the scenes with movies and more information.
L’Orfeo fomented a revolution and marked the start of a new way of thinking about and creating music. Perhaps the most important thing about L’Orfeo, though, is also the most obvious— L’Orfeo is theatre.