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Composer of the Week: Monteverdi

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4/5. When the first public opera house opened in Venice in 1637 the demand for musical entertainment soared. Monteverdi found time to write several new stage works that were hugely successful. Presented by Donald Macleod.
Come Dolce Oggi lauretta Spira (Proserpina
Rapita) Emma Kirkby , Judith Nelson and Poppy Holden (sopranos), Jakob Lindberg and Anthony Rooley (chitarrones)
II Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (excerpts) Christina Hogman (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Christoph Pregardien (tenor), Martyn Hill
(tenor), Concerto Vocale, director Rene Jacobs Repeated from Thursday at 12 noon

Contributors

Presented By:
Donald MacLeod.
Unknown:
Emma Kirkby
Unknown:
Judith Nelson
Sopranos:
Poppy Holden
Sopranos:
Jakob Lindberg
Sopranos:
Anthony Rooley
Soprano:
Christina Hogman
Soprano:
Bernarda Fink
Tenor:
Christoph Pregardien
Tenor:
Martyn Hill
Director:
Rene Jacobs
Source: Radio Times

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