L'Orfeo
E128458
L'Orfeo is a pioneering early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, often regarded as one of the first great masterpieces of the operatic repertoire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L'Orfeo canonical | 3 |
| Euridice | 1 |
| L'Orfeo, favola in musica | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early Baroque opera
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| associatedCourt | Gonzaga court in Mantua ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of Orpheus and Eurydice ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | SV 318 ⓘ |
| character |
Charon
ⓘ
surface form:
Caronte
L'Orfeo self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Euridice
La Musica ⓘ Messaggera ⓘ Orpheus ⓘ
surface form:
Orfeo
Pluto ⓘ
surface form:
Plutone
Persephone ⓘ
surface form:
Proserpina
|
| commissionedBy | Francesco IV Gonzaga ⓘ |
| composer | Claudio Monteverdi ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Francesco IV Gonzaga ⓘ |
| era | Seicento Italian opera ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1609 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Ricciardo Amadino ⓘ |
| genre |
favola in musica
ⓘ
opera in five acts with prologue ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
bridge between Renaissance and Baroque musical styles
ⓘ
pioneering role in the development of opera as a genre ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
development of later Baroque opera
ⓘ
opera seria tradition ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Alessandro Striggio the Younger ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of recitative and aria
ⓘ
one of the earliest works recognized as an opera masterpiece ⓘ rich and varied instrumentation for its time ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
John Eliot Gardiner 1987 recording
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Nikolaus Harnoncourt 1968 recording ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeatures | use of cornetts, sackbuts, strings, continuo, and other early Baroque instruments ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
L'Orfeo
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
L'Orfeo, favola in musica
|
| performancePractice | historically informed performance movement ⓘ |
| period | early Baroque ⓘ |
| placeComposed | Mantua ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1607-02-24 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Mantua ⓘ |
| premiereVenue |
Palazzo Ducale
ⓘ
surface form:
Palazzo Ducale, Mantua
|
| scoring | voices and orchestra ⓘ |
| setting |
Thrace
ⓘ
Underworld ⓘ |
| structure | prologue and five acts ⓘ |
| style |
monody
ⓘ
stile rappresentativo ⓘ |
| subject |
Eurydice
ⓘ
Orpheus ⓘ descent to the Underworld ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1607 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
L'Orfeo, favola in musica