As often happens things got away from this weekend, thus my planned post for today is pushed off until next Monday. (What's this? I hear no weeping, or wailing, or gnashing of teeth? Humph!)
Instead enjoy L'Orfeo, Claudio Monteverdi's opera which premiered on this day in 1607.
The opera recounts the legend of Orpheus, who descended into Hades in a futile attempt to bring back his dead wife Eurydice...a tale that has been told countless times over the centuries.
While not the first work in the opera (or favola in musica) genre -- that honor is usually awarded to Peri's Dafne (1598, based on earlier works written in 1589) -- L'Orfeo is the earliest opera that is still regularly performed.
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, conducted by Jordi Savall and staged by Gilbert Deflo. Directed by Brian Large.
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUep3sqe35o
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