Joel Schwindt

Orpheus in the Academy

Monteverdi's First Opera and the Accademia degli Invaghiti

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book introduces a new perspective on Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo (1607), a work widely regarded as the 'first great opera', by exploring the influence of the Mantuan Accademia deglia Invaghiti, the group which hosted the opera's performance, and to which the libretto author, Alessandro Striggio the Younger, belonged.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9781032061467
• ISBN-10: 1032061464
• Artikelnr.: 69924662

Autorenporträt

Joel Schwindt is Assistant Professor of Core Studies (Music History), Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He holds a PhD in Musicology from Brandeis University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: "The Invaghiti Orfeo"
Chapter 1: The World of the Italian Academies
Chapter 2: The Invaghiti's Literary Theater
Chapter 3: Musical Virtuosity and the Orphic Ideal
Chapter 4: Oratory and Noble Virtù
Chapter 5: Patriarchal Guidance, Gendered Educational Privilege
Chapter 6: The Mystical Architecture of Orfeo
Envoi: Orpheus's Exit from the Academy

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Introduction: "The Invaghiti Orfeo"

Chapter 1: The World of the Italian Academies

Chapter 2: The Invaghiti's Literary Theater

Chapter 3: Musical Virtuosity and the Orphic Ideal

Chapter 4: Oratory and Noble Virtù

Chapter 5: Patriarchal Guidance, Gendered Educational Privilege

Chapter 6: The Mystical Architecture of Orfeo

Envoi: Orpheus's Exit from the Academy

Rezensionen

"Schwindt's fascinating account is a highlight in the vast scholarship on Monteverdi's Orfeo. The musical analysis is compelling and readers will be drawn to the rich literary and cultural tapestry embedded in this innovative study."

-Susan Lewis, co-author of Claudio Monteverdi: A Research and Information Guide