Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg - Monteverdi: L'Orfeo, SV 318 (2021)
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Classical | Label: BIS
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 471 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 254 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:45:13
Classical | Label: BIS
L’Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) is often described as the first true opera, with good reason: it is made up of five acts, has a large gallery of characters, a detailed orchestral score specifying some forty instruments and, like so many later operas, its libretto is based on a classical myth. Monteverdi’s work thus becomes a sort of matrix for the entire genre – with one exception: the narrative of this ‘tale in music’ is direct, succinct and to the point.