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| L'Orfeo - 1607 | ||||
| Claudio Monteverdi 1567 - 1643 | ||||
| Dramma per musica : The first form of opera as introduced by Monteverdi. Literally, 'drama for music', a play intended to be set to music. | ||||
| Libretto by Alessandro Striggio based on the Greek legend of Orpheus | ||||
| First performance at Court performance during the annual Carnival at Mantua in 1607 | ||||
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| Widely regarded as the first operatic masterwork. Based on ancient Greek myth of Orpheus, who attempts to rescue his dead lover Eurydice from Hades, the underworld. | ||||
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