Baroque Spring: Monteverdi Opera
For Baroque Spring, Catherine Bott focuses on gods and monsters in Monteverdi's operas.
The Early Music Show · BBC Radio 3
March 18, 201311m 47s
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Show Notes
As part of Baroque Spring Catherine Bott uses the themes of gods and monsters to look at the brilliant characterisation in Monteverdi's operas. Looking specifically at L'Orfeo and L'Incoronazione di Poppea Catherine shows how Monteverdi treats works of mythological stories with very modern dramatic devices.
Broadcast as part of Radio 3's "Baroque Spring".