| Series |
Unlocking the masters series ; no. 8
Unlocking the masters series ; no. 8. ^A590063
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| Contents |
Introduction: Living with Monteverdi's operas -- Monteverdi and the path to L'Orfeo: polyphony, madrigal, and Monteverdi's early years -- "Lend me a castrato": opera comes to Mantua -- "So that memory of his glory may live": L'Orfeo -- The first lost opera and other works for Mantua -- "Contraries to move the mind": Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda and the journey toward the Venetian operas -- "Tempests are kind, and salt waves fresh in love": Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria -- "Nothing human is alien to me": L'incoronazione di Poppea. |
| Contents |
Contents of compact disc: L'Orfeo. Toccata (1:49) ; La musica prologue (6:33) ; Possente spirto (5:06) ; Ritornello: Orfeo son io (4:39) (Concerto Vocale ; René Jacobs) -- Il ballo delle ingrate. Ballo (Les Arts Florissants ; William Christie) (4:49) -- Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria. Penelope's opening scene: Di mesera regina (10:50) ; Iro's lament: O dolor! (6:02) ; Aria and duet: Illustratevi, o Cieli (4:10) (Concerto Vocale ; René Jacobs) -- L' incoronazione di Poppea. Seneca and his disciples: Amici, è giunta l'ora (5:51) ; Nerone, Lucano scene: Or che Seneca è morto (7:34) ; Poppea and Arnalta's "lullaby" scene (6:58) ; Ottavia: Addio, Roma (4:21) ; Nerone, Poppea duet: Pur ti miro (4:18) (Concerto Vocale ; René Jacobs). |
| Abstract |
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) was the first great opera composer and is often hailed as the creator of modern music. His genius was often likened to that of Mozart, Wagner, and Verdi, but in many of the world's opera houses his operas often receive an almost chilly respect, far removed from the nearly universal love aroused by those later masters. This book, the first layperson's guide to Monteverdi, seeks to stimulate appreciation for his operas by examining them not as musicological relics but as the vital theatrical experiences they are. The author places Monteverdi's operatic works within the musical and theatrical framework of his era, offering a brief sketch of the composer's early years and detailing the complex forces that led to the emergence of opera in late sixteenth-century Florence. This book enables opera lovers to see and hear Monteverdi's masterpieces anew, while opening new channels of inquiry into how Monteverdean opera "works" in the theater. |
| Local note | Joyner-JOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY BOOK ACCOMPANIED BY SOUND RECORDING LOCATED AT CALL NUMBER CD-6480. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 311-313), bibliographical references (pages 315-326), and index. |
| Performer |
Performers on compact disc: Various vocal soloists with the Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs, conductor (operas) ; Les Arts Florissants; William Christie, conductor (Ballo). |
| LCCN | 2006006132 |
| ISBN | 1574671103 |
| ISBN | 9781574671100 |
