Monteverdi's last operas: a venetian trilogy
Auteur :
Rosand, Ellen
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520249349
Date de publication :
3 déc. 2007
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 4,8 cm
Poids :
1134 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Claudio Monteverdi was the first important composer of opera. This work examines the composer's celebrated final works - "Il ritorno d'Ulisse" and "L'incoronazione di Poppea". It casts light on the conflict between a world of emotional propriety and restraint and one of hedonistic abandon.