Monteverdi's last operas : a Venetian trilogy
Rosand, EllenAuthor
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
2007.
Ellen Rosand examines Monteverdi's celebrated final works 'Il ritorno d'Ulisse' (1640) and 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' (1642). Rosand considers these works as not merely a pair but consituents of a trio, a Venetian trilogy that, she argues, includes a third opera, 'Le nozze d'Enea' (1641).
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Ellen Rosand examines Monteverdi's celebrated final works 'Il ritorno d'Ulisse' (1640) and 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' (1642). Rosand considers these works as not merely a pair but consituents of a trio, a Venetian trilogy that, she argues, includes a third opera, 'Le nozze d'Enea' (1641).
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Orpheus in Venice -- Discoveries and reception -- Sources and authenticity : three librettos -- Two scores -- Ancients and moderns -- A master of three servants -- Constructions of character -- The philosopher and the parasite.
Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643.
Opera