Monteverdi Anniversary
Claudio Monteverdi, born 15 May 1567.
This duet from his opera L’Incoronazione di Poppea (The Coronation of Poppea) is ravishingly sung by soprano Danielle De Niese and counter-tenor Philippe Jarrousky.
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