There’s some fine singing to be found in the new production of Claudio Monteverdi’s “Poppea” from IN Series. Let’s start ...

The ensemble takes on the era-straddling Vespers, a crucial yet rarely performed work in the classical canon, at the ...

Mantua's court hosts Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo, the earliest opera still performed today. Boasting a large orchestra it is one of the earliest to specify instrumentation, including three organs ...

The Toronto Consort caps off its 45th Anniversary Season of Celebration with the world’s first great opera, and one of the most moving love stories of all time, Claudio Monteverdi’s ...

Howard Goodall:'Opera was born. Howard Goodall:'The man of the moment, 'one of the ten most influential composers of all time, 'was Claudio Monteverdi. Howard Goodall:'In his hands, opera went ...

Let’s start there. Composed in 1642, “L’incoronazione di Poppea” was Monteverdi’s final opera and remains his most popular, thanks in large part to its beautifully buoyant score ...