Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo

by John Whenham

Book Overview

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 evidence about the creation and early performances of Orfeo is drawn together and evaluated. The second section of the book includes a detailed history of the rediscovery of the opera; an influential essay by Joseph Kerman is reprinted here, together with a review by Romain Rolland of the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521284775
• ISBN13: 9780521284776
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.6"