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- Description
- 1 online resource (1 sound file).
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Opera Explained
- Uniform Title
- Opera explained.
- Alternative Title
- Subject
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on hard copy version record.
- Contents
- Introduction to ? MONTEVERDI Orfeo / Claudio Monteverdi (David Timson, reader).
- LCCN
- HKI190426601
- HKI190426602
- HKI190426603
- HKI190426604
- HKI190426605
- HKI190426606
- HKI190426607
- HKI190426608
- HKI190426609
- HKI190426610
- HKI190426611
- HKI190426612
- HKI190426613
- OCLC
- 811331511
- Author
Smillie, Thomson.
- Title
An introduction to Monteverdi, Orfeo [electronic resource] / written by Thomson Smillie.
- Imprint
[Hong Kong] : Naxos, [2009]
- Series
Opera Explained
Opera explained.
- Performer
Narrated by David Timson.
- Note
Description based on hard copy version record.
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- Added Author
Timson, David.
Naxos (Sound recording label)
- Other Form:
Source record: Smillie, Thomson. Introduction to Monteverdi, Orfeo. [Hong Kong] : Naxos, [2009] 9781843791010 (OCoLC)745246372
- Other Standard Identifier
HKI190426601
HKI190426602
HKI190426603
HKI190426604
HKI190426605
HKI190426606
HKI190426607
HKI190426608
HKI190426609
HKI190426610
HKI190426611
HKI190426612
HKI190426613
- Publisher No.
8.558174 Naxos Educational
- Branch Call Number
eNYPL Music