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Monteverdi in Mantua - The Genius of the Vespers (2015)
Directed by Andy King-Dabbs
Documentary · 59m
Monteverdi in Mantua tells the story of the Duke of Mantua and his court composer Claudio Monteverdi during the turbulent times of the late Italian renaissance. From their volatile relationship would come one of the most revolutionary collections of music ever published: The Vespers of 1610. The programme is presented by Simon Russell Beale who visits Mantua and, together with conductor Harry Christophers and his choir “The Sixteen”, explores this major turning point in Western Music.
Cast
Simon Russell Beale
Crew
- Director
- Andy King-Dabbs
Details
- Release date
- 2015-03-27
- Runtime
- 59m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC