November 29, 1643
Death of Claudio Monteverdi in Venice
Monteverdi died on 29 November 1643, the year his last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was first staged in Venice. He is the central figure in the passage from Renaissance to Baroque music.
November 29, 1643
Monteverdi died on 29 November 1643, the year his last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was first staged in Venice. He is the central figure in the passage from Renaissance to Baroque music.