Born in Cremona in 1567, Claudio Monteverdi served at the court of the Dukes of Mantua from the early 1590s until 1612, when he moved to Venice as maestro di cappella at the basilica of St Mark, a position he retained until his death in 1643. His importance as a proponent of the so-called seconda prattica, the new concerted music characteristic of the early Baroque, is unquestioned, as is his pre-eminence in the development of the new form of opera that sprang from the combination of music and rhetoric in the art of Italian monody.
Stage Works
Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo is the earliest opera to retain a place in modern repertoire. It is a dramatic version of the story concerning the legendary Orpheus—the musician wh...
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| BIBER, H.I.F. von: Missa Salisburgensis / MONTEVERDI, C.: Sacred Works (Collegium Vocale 1704, Collegium 1704, Luks) | |
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BIBER, H.I.F. von: Missa Salisburgensis / MONTEVERDI, C.: Sacred Works (Collegium Vocale 1704, Collegium 1704, Luks)
Composers:
Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von -- Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Collegium 1704 -- Collegium Vocale 1704 -- Luks, Vaclav
Label/Producer: Naxos |
| DANTE - The First Renaissance Man (Art Documentary, 2016) | |
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DANTE - The First Renaissance Man (Art Documentary, 2016)
Composers:
Dowland, John -- Lasso, Orland di -- Monteverdi, Claudio -- Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Artists:
Elysium Ensemble -- Hossick, Malcolm -- King's Consort
Label/Producer: TMW Media Group |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (Il) (DNO, 1993) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda (Il) (DNO, 1993)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Anderson, Lorna -- ASKO Ensemble -- De Mey, Guy -- Koningsberger, Maarten -- Porcelijn, David
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Full Monteverdi (The) - Madrigals, Book 4 | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Full Monteverdi (The) - Madrigals, Book 4
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Brook, Matthew -- Crookes, Anna -- Denham, Mark -- Fagiolini, I -- Hollingworth, Robert -- Lane, Carys -- Masti, Pano -- Mooney, Alan -- Mulroy, Nicholas -- Peach, Gina -- Peachey, Katharine -- Skye, Anna -- Underwood, Giles -- Wilkinson, Clare
Label/Producer: Naxos |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') (Aix-en-Provence Festival, 2000) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') (Aix-en-Provence Festival, 2000)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Brunet, Sylvie -- Delunsch, Mireille -- Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul -- Hellekant, Charlotte -- Minkowski, Marc -- Musiciens du Louvre, Les -- Otter, Anne Sofie von -- Sedov, Denis
Label/Producer: Bel Air Classiques |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') (DNO, 1994) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') (DNO, 1994)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Atkinson, Lynton -- Balleys, Brigitte -- Berg, Nathan -- Bischoff, Romain -- Brummelstroete, Wilke -- Chance, Michael -- Fink, Elena -- Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul -- Haymon, Cynthia -- Kamp, Harry van der -- Liang, Ning -- McFadden, Claron -- Murphy, Heidi Grant -- Piau, Sandrine -- Rousset, Christophe -- Talens Lyriques, Les -- Tucker, Mark -- Visse, Dominique
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') (Norwegian National Opera, 2010) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') (Norwegian National Opera, 2010)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Aldenheim, Amelie -- Bardon, Patricia -- Christensen, Birgitte -- Fielder, David -- Gonzalez-Toro, Emiliano -- Kringlebotn, Ina -- Kruse, Tone -- Laszczkowski, Jacek -- Marchi, Alessandro de -- Mead, Tim -- Norwegian National Opera Orchestra -- Parodi, Giovanni Battista -- Solberg, Marita -- Staveland, Magnus
Label/Producer: EuroArts |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') [Opera] (La Fenice, 2017) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') [Opera] (La Fenice, 2017)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Blazikova, Hana -- Buratto, Gianluca -- Dennis, Anna -- English Baroque Soloists -- Gardiner, John Eliot -- Kim, Kangmin Justin -- Monteverdi Choir -- Pizzolato, Marianna -- Richardot, Lucile -- Vistoli, Carlo
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') [Opera] (Teatro Real Madrid, 2010) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Incoronazione di Poppea (L') [Opera] (Teatro Real Madrid, 2010)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Abete, Antonio -- Arts Florissants, Les -- Bayodi, Hanna -- Bonitatibus, Anna -- Burt, Robert -- Cencic, Max Emanuel -- Christie, William -- Debono, Claire -- Jaroussky, Philippe -- Lemos, Jose -- Niese, Danielle de -- Ograjenšek, Suzana -- Quintans, Ana -- Sancho, Juan -- Vidal, Mathias -- Watson, Katherine -- Webb, David -- Whiteley, Damian -- Wolf, Andreas
Label/Producer: Dynamic |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') (Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing, 2004) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') (Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing, 2004)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Delaigue, Renaud -- Deletre, Bernard -- Gerstenhaber, Cyrille -- Gillot, Delphine -- Jaroussky, Philippe -- Kaique, Estelle -- Malgoire, Jean-Claude -- Rabier, Philippe -- Rensburg, Kobie van
Label/Producer: Dynamic |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') (DNO, 1997) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') (DNO, 1997)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Ainsley, John Mark -- Balleys, Brigitte -- Chance, Michael -- Concerto Palatino -- Cordier, David -- Fink, Bernarda -- Fouchecourt, Jean-Paul -- Lascarro, Juanita -- LeBlanc, Suzie -- Luperi, Mario -- Nasrawi, Douglas -- Robinson, Dean -- Smythe, Russell -- Stubbs, Stephen -- Tragicomedia
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') (La Scala, 2009) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') (La Scala, 2009)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Alessandrini, Rinaldo -- Concerto Italiano -- Donato, Luigi De -- Invernizzi, Roberta -- Milan La Scala Orchestra -- Milanesi, Raffaella -- Mingardo, Sara -- Nigl, Georg -- Parodi, Giovanni Battista -- Zanasi, Furio
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') (Liceu, 2002) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') (Liceu, 2002)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Abete, Antonio -- Bettini, Fulvio -- Capella Reial de Catalunya, La -- Carnovich, Daniele -- Concert des Nations, Le -- Fernandez, Adriana -- Figueras, Montserrat -- Hernandez, Mercedes -- Mingardo, Sara -- Sant, Cecile van de -- Savall, Arianna -- Savall, Jordi -- Zanasi, Furio
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') (Zurich Opera, 1978) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') (Zurich Opera, 1978)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Calabro, Suzanne -- Franzen, Hans -- Groschel, Werner -- Harnoncourt, Nikolaus -- Hermann, Roland -- Huttenlocher, Philippe -- Linos, Glenys -- Schmidt, Trudeliese -- Turban, Dietlinde -- Zurich Opera House Chorus -- Zurich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble
Label/Producer: UNITEL |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') [Opera] (La Fenice, 2017) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') [Opera] (La Fenice, 2017)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Adam, Krystian -- Blazikova, Hana -- Boncompagni, Francesca -- Buratto, Gianluca -- Czerniawski, Michal -- Dennis, Anna -- English Baroque Soloists -- Fernandez-Rueda, Francisco -- Gardiner, John Eliot -- Kim, Kangmin Justin -- Monteverdi Choir -- Richardot, Lucile -- Treseder, Gareth -- Ward, John Taylor -- Wilder, Zachary -- Zanasi, Furio
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') [Opera] (Opera Comique, 2021) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Orfeo (L') [Opera] (Opera Comique, 2021)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Capella Reial de Catalunya, La -- Concert des Nations, Le -- Diaz, Gabriel -- Francois, Yannis -- Giangrande, Alessandro -- Kielland, Marianne Beate -- Mancini, Luciana -- Mauillon, Marc -- Mingardo, Sara -- Savall, Jordi -- Sordo, Victor -- Viricel, Lise -- Vitale, Salvo -- Zanasi, Furio
Label/Producer: Naxos |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Il) (DNO, 1998) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Il) (DNO, 1998)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Araya, Graciela -- Asawa, Brian -- Bacelli, Monica -- Baumans, Machteld -- Gillett, Christopher -- Glen Wilson Baroque Ensemble -- Huijpen, Jaco -- Montague, Diana -- Oliver, Alexander -- Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony -- Spence, Toby -- Thompson, Adrian -- Tucker, Mark -- Wilson, Glen
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Il) (Studio Production, 1979) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Il) (Studio Production, 1979)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Araiza, Francisco -- Brettschneider, Klaus -- Dene, Jozsef -- Esswood, Paul -- Franzen, Hans -- Gardow, Helrun -- Groschel, Werner -- Hollweg, Werner -- Huttenlocher, Philippe -- Keller, Peter -- Lenhart, Renate -- Minetto, Maria -- Monteverdi Ensemble Wurzburg -- Perry, Janet -- Reece, Arley -- Schmidt, Trudeliese -- Straka, Peter -- Zurich Opera House Chorus
Label/Producer: UNITEL |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Il) [Opera] (La Fenice, 2017) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Il) [Opera] (La Fenice, 2017)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Adam, Krystian -- Biliotti, Francesca -- Blazikova, Hana -- Boncompagni, Francesca -- Buratto, Gianluca -- Burt, Robert -- Czerniawski, Michal -- Dennis, Anna -- English Baroque Soloists -- Fernandez-Rueda, Francisco -- Frigato, Silvia -- Gardiner, John Eliot -- Monteverdi Choir -- Richardot, Lucile -- Treseder, Gareth -- Vistoli, Carlo -- Ward, John Taylor -- Wilder, Zachary -- Zanasi, Furio
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
| MONTEVERDI, C.: Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Il) [Opera] (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2021) | |
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MONTEVERDI, C.: Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Il) [Opera] (Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, 2021)
Composer:
Monteverdi, Claudio
Artists:
Accademia Bizantina -- Albano, Miriam -- Bellocci, Eleonora -- Chaumien, Pierre-Antoine -- Dantone, Ottavio -- Daszak, John -- De Liso, Marina -- Derri, Konstantin -- Galou, Delphine -- Giustiniani, Anicio Zorzi -- Hall, James -- Hymas, Hugo -- Loconsolo, Guido -- Margheri, Gianluca -- Milanese, Francesco -- Milhofer, Mark -- Patucelli, Andrea -- Petrinsky, Natascha -- Vendittelli, Arianna -- Workman, Charles
Label/Producer: Dynamic |
