• I was a 16th and 17th century Italian composer, string player and choirmaster.
  • A creator of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, I was a key transitional figure between Renaissance and Baroque music.
  • I was court musician to the Duke of Mantus from 1590 to 1612.
  • I became master of the chapel of St Mark’s in Venice, a position I held until my death.
  • My works include the operas Orfeo (1607), The Coronation of Poppea (1642) and Vespers (1610)

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