l’Orfeo – Monteverdi Opera

L’Orfeo favola in musica (Orpheus Legend in Music), Opera Seria

© Bryce Westervelt

Monteverdi, Strozzi (1640), seach.com

An introduction to Claudio Monteverdi's treatment of the Orpheus Legend, l'Orfeo, cast of characters, and opera plot.

Monteverdi L’Orfeo (Orpheus)

Composed: 1607

First Performance: Feb. 24, 1607, Palazzo Ducale, Mantua

Language: Italian

Libretto: Alessandro Striggio, Jr., based on works by Rinuccini and Ovid

Fast Facts:

Characters:

The Plot:

Prologue

Act I

Act II

Act III

Act IV

Act V


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