The legend of Orpheus, a musician who tries to use music to rescue his dead wife from the underworld, is a popular subject with opera composers. Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo is one of the oldest operas in existence that features this story, and remains popular with audiences over 400 years after its premiere.
While Monteverdi and his librettist Striggio tried to stay as true to the Orpheus legend as they can, they nevertheless managed to appease the Italian censors. The strict censorship of Italy’s Catholic Revival was still in full swing during the 17th century, and Monteverdi neatly side-steps this
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