Orfeo, monteverdi L'Orfeo (SV ) (Italian pronunciation: [lorˈfɛːo]), or La favola d'Orfeo [la ˈfaːvola dorˈfɛːo], is a late Renaissance/early Baroque favola in musica, or opera, by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. 1 lorfeo monteverdi partitura 2 la fábula de orfeo resumen 3 orfeo monteverdi kareol 4 lorfeo monteverdi analisis 5 With Orfeo, Monteverdi created the first opera that both survived the centuries and stuck in the repertory -- a work of music and theater that displayed a brand new sort of artistic alchemy. 6 orfeo monteverdi libretto 7 The Baroque Era 8 orfeo monteverdi youtube 9 L'Orfeo (SV ), sometimes called L'Orfeo, favola in musica, is an early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, with a libretto by Alessandro Striggio. 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. 10 Orfeo takes up his lyre and plays and Caronte is soothed into sleep. “Possente spirto, e formidabil nume” (“Mighty spirit and formidable god”) is a key aria from Act 3 of Claudio Monteverdi’s opera L’Orfeo, where Orpheus attempts to persuade Charon to allow him to pass into Hades and find Euridice. Seizing his chance, Orfeo steals. 11 Orfeo Monteverdi Savall Liceofavola in musica.