Monteverdi, Orfeo (dec 28, 1606 – mar 8, 1615)
Description:
Only three of Monteverdi's many operas have come down to us: his very first opera L'Orfeo, which was written for a ducal court, and two operas from near the end of his life, Il ritorno d'Ulisse and Il coronazione di Poppea, which were written for the more popular tastes of the new public theaters in Venice. There is thus a gap of over thirty years and quite a difference in style between L'Orfeo and the other two. L'Orfeo, written within a decade of the very beginning of the history of opera, is generally considered the first great masterpiece of the genre. Together with the Vespers of 1610, it is one of the monumental achievements of Monteverdi's years in Mantua.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 28, 1606
mar 8, 1615
~ 8 years and 2 months