Orfeo
See more songs from Claudio Monteverdi Alessandro Striggio (The Younger)
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Young Orfeo (English: Orpheus) has delighted all of his friends by marrying his beloved Euridice. After years spent lamenting his loneliness in the woods, he is now able to sing of his happiness. Losing his wife on his wedding day, to an unfortunate accident, is more than
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