Monteverdi’s Last Operas: A Venetian Trilogy PDF
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The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contributions to this book provided by: The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation The Sonia H. Evers Renaissance Studies Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation The Margarita Hanson Publication Endowment Fund of the American Musicological Society ' MONTEVERDI S LAST OPERAS MONTEVERDI'S LAST OPERAS A Venetian Trilogy ELLEN ROSANO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley Los Angeles London FRONTISPIECE. Claudio Monteverdi, portrait by Bernardo Strozzi, ca. I630. (Sammlungen der Gesellschaft der Musik freunde in Wien) University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are sup ported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England © 2007 by The Regents of the University of California Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Dara Rosand, Ellen. Monteverdi's last operas : a Venetian trilogy I Ellen Rosand. p. cm. - (Evers Renaissance studies) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-520-24934-9 (cloth : alk. paper) I. Monteverdi, Claudio, r567-1643. Operas. 2. Opera-Italy-17th century. I. Title. M410.M77R67 2007 782.1092--dc22 2007002313 Manufactured in the United States of America 16 15 14 13 12 II IO 09 08 JO 9 8 7 6 4 2 This book is printed on Natures Book, which contains 50% post-consumer waste and meets the minimum requirements of ANs1/N1so z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). For my husband, David Rosand BLANK PAGE CONTENTS List of Illustrations IX List of Tables XI List of Musical Examples Xlll Preface xv Editorial Procedure XXI Abbreviations xxi ii I Orpheus in Venice I Prologue I A New Ulysses 3 The Myth of Venice 12 2 Discoveries and Reception 23 Scholarship 23 Performance 38 3 Sources and Authenticity: Three Librettos 45 II ritorno d'Ulisse in patria 52 Le nozze d'Enea e Lavinia 59 L'incoronazione di Poppea 61 4 Two Scores 69 II ritorno d'Ulisse in patria 69 L'incoronazione di Poppea 88 Vil
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