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An introduction to Monteverdi, Orfeo / written by Thomson Smillie.
- Format:
- Sound recording
- Author/Creator:
- Smillie, Thomson.
- Series:
- Opera explained
- Naxos Music Library.
- Opera Explained
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Orfeo.
- Monteverdi, Claudio.
- Operas--Analysis, appreciation.
- Operas.
- Operas--Stories, plots, etc.
- Genre:
- Stories, plots, etc.
- Downloadable audio file.
- Sound recordings.
- Plot summaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 audio file).
- Other Title:
- Monteverdi, Orfeo
- Orfeo
- Place of Publication:
- [Hong Kong] : Naxos, [2009]
- System Details:
- digital recording
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction to ? MONTEVERDI Orfeo / Claudio Monteverdi (David Timson, reader).
- Participant:
- Narrated by David Timson.
- Notes:
- Description based on hard copy version record.
- Other Format:
- Source record: Smillie, Thomson. Introduction to Monteverdi, Orfeo.
- OCLC:
- 811331511
- Publisher Number:
- HKI190426601
- HKI190426602
- HKI190426603
- HKI190426604
- HKI190426605
- HKI190426606
- HKI190426607
- HKI190426608
- HKI190426609
- HKI190426610
- HKI190426611
- HKI190426612
- HKI190426613
- 8.558174 Naxos Educational
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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