The Cambridge Companion to Seventeenth-Century Opera is a much-needed introduction to one of the most defining areas of Western music history - the birth of ope

The first comprehensive attempt to map the current field of opera studies by leading scholars in the discipline.

First published in 2005, this title provides extensive knowledge on seventeenth-century music.

Claudio Monteverdi is one of the most important figures of 'early' music, a composer whose music speaks powerfully and directly to modern audiences. This book,