Monteverdi's The Coronation of Poppea
1643 · Work
Written at 75 for Venice's public opera houses, the amoral triumph of Nero's mistress Poppea — the first opera on a historical subject.
On these timelines: Classical Music, Arts and Thoughts, Master, Italy (post-476 CE)
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