Licoris Who Feigned Madness

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Licoris Who Feigned Madness

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Claudio Monteverdi
Three decades in Venice
…continued in a comic opera, Licoris Who Feigned Madness, probably intended for the celebrations of the accession of Duke Vincenzo II of Mantua in 1627. The score has been lost, but a sizable correspondence survives. At that time, Monteverdi suffered more anxiety since his elder son, Massimiliano, had been imprisoned…
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…continued in a comic opera, Licoris Who Feigned Madness, probably intended for the celebrations of the accession of Duke Vincenzo II of Mantua in 1627. The score has been lost, but a sizable correspondence survives. At that time, Monteverdi suffered more anxiety since his elder son, Massimiliano, had been imprisoned…
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