For those of you who don't know, Montiverdi's Orfeo was written in 1607 and is one of the earliest examples of opera. And while it was all the rage at the time (for two performances until it wasn't again performed for 300 years), nowadays it is a little on the dull side (or a lot on the dull side).Well, the text that I am using for the class I teach describes Orfeo as, "a brilliant musical kaleidoscope of genres and forms." Wow.
WOW.
That's pretty much all I have to say about that.
...Also, the word "ducal" makes me laugh sometimes...
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