Review the life of the early-Baroque Italian composer. In addition to the bio is a picture gallery and a bibliography

Join in the lighthearted exchanges between devotees of the man and his music on the message board and in the chat room.

Provides a biography of the composer, a portrait, details on his key works and links to other resources.

Delivers an introduction to the work of the author of the first operatic masterpiece "L'Orfeo." Access a list of other influential composers.

See a complete list of the works of the Viennese composer with title, musical type, and date given.

Offers a biography and an assessment of this profoundly influential composer.

Read a biography of the composer with reference to Bach and his contemporaries, including a chronology and a glossary of musical terms.

Details the Zurich Monteverdi set of productions of Monteverdi's three surviving operas by stage director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle and conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

Read sleeve notes and find feature artists on this selection of recordings of the works of the composer.

Details American choreographer Trisha Brown's production of Monteverdi's early opera, sometimes called the first opera, conducted by Rene Jacobs.

Encyclopedic entry about the Italian composer who held a role in the shift from Renaissance to baroque music. With selected links and articles.

Read a brief extract about the French baroque composer. Access selected links, articles, and news headlines.