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Claudio Monteverdi

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Noun1.Claudio Monteverdi - Italian composer (1567-1643)
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In the 17th century, Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi orchestrated the operatic dramatizations of these myths with Orfeo (Orpheus), and Il ritorno d''Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to His Homeland).
The Legacy of Greek Mythology by Trond Lyngb? / Reference and Education community
Renaissance (and contemporary) music giants I Fagioloni will also appear at the cathedral performing works by Claudio Monteverdi, all themed on either war or love.
Preview CHESTER SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL/MYSTERY PLAYS Various venues by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Its manners and modes of behaviour are still with us and could, with a leap of imagination, be said to parallel the pioneering artistic spirit of the Mantuan court which gave rise, in 1607, to composer Claudio Monteverdi and librettist Alessandro Striggio's Orfeo.
Poor Orfeo gets a rough deal by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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