L’Orfeo
L’Orfeo is a late Renaissanceearly Baroque favola in musica, or opera, by Claudio Monteverdi. It is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus, and tells the story of his descent to Hades and his fruitless attempt to bring his dead bride Eurydice back to the living world. It was written in 1607 for a court performance during the annual Carnival...
