Claudio Monteverdi Orfeo

Name: Claudio Monteverdi Orfeo
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ISBN: 9780521284776

ISBN-10: 0521284775

ISBN-13: 9780521284776

Edition: 1986

Authors: John Whenham, Richard Wagner

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A detailed study of the earliest opera to have gained a foothold in the modern repertoire, the book begins with a historical section in which all the known evidence about the creation and early performances of Orfeo is drawn together and evaluated. The second section of the book includes a detailed history of the rediscovery of the opera; an influential essay by Joseph Kerman is reprinted here, together with a review by Romain Rolland of the first modern performance of Orfeo. The final section includes essays by a conductor and a producer who have staged notable performances of the opera in recent years. They explain their approaches to the work, and offer solutions to some of the problems…

Book details

List price: $27.99
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/27/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.50" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

John Whenham is Professor of Music History and Head of the Department of Music, University of Birmingham.




Text and Context



The Mantuan Orfeo




The Orpheus myth and the libretto of Orfeo




Orfeo, Act V: Alessandro Striggios's original ending




Five acts: one action




The Rediscovery of Orfeo



The rediscovery of Orfeo




A review of vincent d'Indy's performance (Paris 1904)




Orpheus: the neoclassic vision




Re-creating Orfeo for the Modern Stage



Solving the musical problems




Telling the story



Appendices