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Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi debuted his second opera L'Arianna, now one of his lost works, at a royal wedding in Mantua.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Italian composer (1567–1643)
Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered a crucial transitional figure between the Renaissance and Baroque periods of music…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
L'Arianna
Opera by Claudio Monteverdi
L'Arianna is the lost second opera by Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi. One of the earliest operas in general, it was composed in 1607–1608 and first performed on 28 May 1608, as part of the musical festivities for a royal wedding at the court of Duke Vincenzo Gonzaga in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lost operas by Claudio Monteverdi
Lost operas written between 1604 and 1643
The Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643), in addition to a large output of church music and madrigals, wrote prolifically for the stage. His theatrical works were written between 1604 and 1643 and included operas, of which three—L'Orfeo (1607), Il ritorno d'Ulisse in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mantua
City in Lombardy, Italy
Mantua is a comune (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the eponymous province.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)