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Composer of the Week Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Episodes

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  1. The Coronation of Poppea

    5/5 Monteverdi's masterpiece, the thrillingly immoral Coronation of Poppea.

  2. The Return of Ulysses

    4/5 Donald Macleod on Monteverdi's penultimate operatic masterpiece, The Return of Ulysses.

  3. Songs of War and Love

    3/5 Featuring Monteverdi's eighth book of madrigals, Of War and Love.

  4. Church and Theatre

    2/5 A son rebels, a piece of musical theatre is commissioned and a deadly plague hits Venice.

  5. From Mantua to Venice

    1/5 Monteverdi is sick of Mantua. Venice beckons, as the best music job in Italy falls vacant.