Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, conducted by Paul Agnew, features Cyril Auvity, Léa Desandre, Hannah Morrison, and Myriam Allan. Premiered in 1607, it is Monteverdi’s first opera and a significant work in the operatic repertoire. Based on the myth of Orpheus, it combines music and theater. The performance took place on February 28, 2017 at the Théâtre de Caen.
Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, conducted by Paul Agnew, features Cyril Auvity, Léa Desandre, Hannah Morrison, and Myriam Allan. Premiered in 1607, it is Monteverdi’s first opera and a significant work in the operatic repertoire. Based on the myth of Orpheus, it combines music and theater. The performance took place on February 28, 2017 at the Théâtre de Caen.
About the composer…
Claudio Monteverdi, an Italian composer, revolutionized music’s course by bridging the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Born in Cremona, his talent blossomed under Marc’Antonio Ingegneri’s tutelage. Monteverdi’s innovations in vocal music, such as his emotionally rich madrigals and groundbreaking operas like “L’Orfeo,” reshaped musical expression. Serving at the Gonzaga court in Mantua and later in Venice’s Basilica of San Marco, he composed masterpieces like “Vespro della Beata Vergine.” His legacy endures through his profound influence on the development of opera and the evolution of musical styles
