Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” at Glyndebourne

Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo” at Glyndebourne

by | Jun 16, 2026 | Music

It is truly astonishing to think that this is Glyndebourne’s first Monteverdi L’Orfeo. It is not the first Monteverdi there, though: both Poppea (first seen 1962), and Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in patria (1972) have previously featured.  One of the earliest operas...