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An introduction to Monteverdi, Orfeo [electronic resource] / written by Thomson Smillie.
Author
Smillie, Thomson
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Format
Audio
Language
English
Published/Created
[Hong Kong] : Naxos, [2009]
Description
1 online resource (1 sound file).
Availability
Available Online
Naxos music library
Details
Subject(s)
Monteverdi, Claudio 1567-1643
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Orfeo
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Operas
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Analysis, appreciation
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Operas
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Stories, plots, etc
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Related name
Timson, David
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Naxos (Sound recording label)
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Series
Naxos Music Library.
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Opera explained
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Opera Explained
Summary note
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 groundbreaking 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.
Source of description
Description based on hard copy version record.
Participant(s)/Performer(s)
Narrated by David Timson.
Contents
Introduction to ? MONTEVERDI Orfeo / Claudio Monteverdi (David Timson, reader).
Other title(s)
Monteverdi, Orfeo
Orfeo
Publisher no.
8.558174
OCLC
811331511
International Standard Recording Code
HKI190426601
HKI190426602
HKI190426603
HKI190426604
HKI190426605
HKI190426606
HKI190426607
HKI190426608
HKI190426609
HKI190426610
HKI190426611
HKI190426612
HKI190426613
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