L'Orfeo
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L'Orfeo is a three-act opera. The music was written by Claudio Monteverdi. The words were written by Alessandro Striggio. The opera is based on the myth of Orpheus, his descent to Hades and his attempt to bring his dead wife Eurydice back. It was first performed in February 1607. It is a transitional work between the music of the Renaissance and the music of the Baroque. It is one of the earliest operas that is still performed.
L'Orfeo Media
Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga, Monteverdi's employer at Mantua
Front cover of the score of L'Orfeo, published in Venice in 1609
1609 score: Monteverdi's listing of instruments is shown on the right.
The Ducal Palace at Mantua, where L'Orfeo was premiered in 1607
Vincent d'Indy, who oversaw the first 20th-century revival of L'Orfeo in 1904
A page from the 1609 score of L'Orfeo
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