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L'Orfeo is a three-act opera. The music was written by Claudio Monteverdi. The words were written by Alessandro Striggio. The opera is based on the myth of Orpheus, his descent to Hades and his attempt to bring his dead wife Eurydice back. It was first performed in February 1607. It is a transitional work between the music of the Renaissance and the music of the Baroque. It is one of the earliest operas that is still performed.

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  • Frans Pourbus the Younger - Portrait of Vicenzo I. Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

    Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga, Monteverdi's employer at Mantua

  • Frontispiece of L'Orfeo

    Front cover of the score of L'Orfeo, published in Venice in 1609

  • Orfeo libretto instruments characters

    1609 score: Monteverdi's listing of instruments is shown on the right.

  • Orfeo libretto prologue

    A page from the 1609 score of L'Orfeo

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: La fábula de Orfeo para niños

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