Monteverdi's L' Orfeo

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:opera
gptkbp:action five acts
gptkbp:adaptations various adaptations in different media
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Claudio_Monteverdi
gptkbp:cultural_aspect gptkb:Italian_Renaissance
gptkbp:cultural_impact foundational work in opera
gptkbp:genre dramma musicale
gptkbp:historical_legacy influenced future operas
considered a masterpiece of Western music
inspired composers like Handel and Gluck
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the earliest operas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Monteverdi's L' Orfeo
gptkbp:influence Baroque opera
gptkbp:influenced_by Renaissance music
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:Theotokos
flutes
harpsichord
trumpets
percussion
violins
gptkbp:language gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:libretto gptkb:Alessandro_Striggio
gptkbp:motif transience of life
the power of music
the journey to the underworld
gptkbp:music_style early Baroque
gptkbp:notable_aria Possente spirto
Ahi, caso acerbo
Rosa del ciel
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Caronte
gptkb:Euridice
gptkb:Orfeo
gptkb:Apollo
gptkbp:notable_production Peter Sellars' production
Robert Wilson's production
Jean-Pierre Ponnelle's production
gptkbp:notable_song gptkb:Chorus_of_Nymphs
Chorus of Spirits
Chorus of Shepherds
gptkbp:orchestration strings and continuo
gptkbp:performance_tradition early music
gptkbp:performed_at gptkb:La_Fenice
gptkb:Teatro_San_Cassiano
gptkbp:premiere 1607
gptkbp:recordings numerous modern recordings
gptkbp:revival frequent revivals in opera houses
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis extensively studied by musicologists
gptkbp:thematic_element love and loss
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Monteverdi_Choir
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6