, (Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice). Detail of Monteverdi's finest portrait.]]Claudio Monteverdi (baptized May 15, 1567 – d. November 29, 1643) was an Italian composer, gambist, and singer. His work marks the transition from Renaissance to Baroque music, and during his long life he produced works that may be classified in both categories. Monteverdi has been regarded as a revolutionary who brought about a change in musical styles. He wrote one of the earliest operas, Orfeo, which is also the earliest opera to remain dramatically viable by modern standards and which is still regularly staged today. He was fortunate enough to enjoy fame during his lifetime. Life and works , Oxford). Thought to be the earliest known image of Monteverdi, at about age 30, painted when he was still at the Gonzaga Court in Mantua.]]Monteverdi was born in 1567 in Cremona, in Northern Italy. During his childhood he studied with Marc'Antonio Ing

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