Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Naxos : Made available through hoopla, 2008
EDITION
Unabridged
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 16 min.)) : digital
ISBN/ISSN
9781843793311 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT11137437, 1843793318 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 11137437
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Narrated by David Timson
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
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