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400th anniversary of the first performance of Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi (1607)   
Countries : Italy
Year : 2007
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Claudio Monteverdi was a brilliant innovator and madrigalist who brought music into a new era, one of more daring harmony and greater emotional impact than had been fashionable in previous periods. Orfeo, Monteverdi’s first opera, inspired by the myth of Orpheus and Euridice and first performed in 1607, is a remarkable opera that combines the most avant-garde elements of music used in Monteverdi’s time – monody, bits of madrigal writing, and innovative use of instruments. Monteverdi enlarged the orchestra and became one of the first composers to increase its dramatic range through the use of tremolo and pizzicato by string instruments. UNESCO’s association with this anniversary is the ultimate recognition of the value of this bold and innovative musician whose musical works are a treasure of the world’s cultural heritage.
  • Updated:12-09-2006 10:02 am
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