Claudio Monteverdi
Noun
Meaning
Italian composer (1567-1643)
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History Origins main Claudio Monteverdi The Italian word opera means "work", both in the sense of the labour done and the result produced.
Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) brought it to perfection with his Vespers and his Eighth Book of Madrigals, His Fifth Book includes a basso continuo "for harpsichord or lute".
He also began adapting musical works of earlier eras for contemporary theatrical presentation, including Claudio Monteverdi 's opera L'Orfeo (1607).