Claudio Monteverdi’s 1608 opera “Arianna” is best-known for the title character’s lament sung by Isabella Andreini. Contemporary voices praised the depth of expression and the power of affect in this...
This beautiful duet from Monteverdi's opera 'L'Incoronazione di Poppea' is a wonderful addition to the CME Opera Workshop series. This duet, which occurs at the end of the opera, beautifully illustrat...
7SSolo/4TSolo/3BSolo/GemCh: SSATTB/MCh: TTBBB/Orch
These three madrigals written by opera composer Monteverdi come from his 4th book of 5-voice madrigals in 1603. Their expressiveness results in large part from the same flexibility of melodic line and...
Soli, Chor und Orchester
