Donald Macleod focuses his attention on the excuses Monteverdi gave throughout his letters for being constantly behind with his commissions. Show more

Donald Macleod considers Monteverdi’s financial struggles and the unreliability of his income with his numerous employers. Show more

Donald Macleod focuses on the many illnesses that affected Monteverdi’s life, both his own illnesses, and the illnesses his loved ones faced. Some perished. Others lived on. Show more

Donald Macleod looks at Monteverdi’s family and his love and devotion for them, bringing up his two boys single-handedly after the death of his wife Claudia. Show more