1st Edition
Orpheus in the Academy Monteverdi's First Opera and the Accademia degli Invaghiti
Introduction: "The Invaghiti Orfeo"
Chapter 1: The World of the Italian Academies
Chapter 2: The Invaghiti’s Literary Theater
Chapter 3: Musical Virtuosity and the Orphic Ideal
Chapter 4: Oratory and Noble Virtù
Chapter 5: Patriarchal Guidance, Gendered Educational Privilege
Chapter 6: The Mystical Architecture of Orfeo
Envoi: Orpheus’s Exit from the Academy
Biography
Joel Schwindt is Assistant Professor of Core Studies (Music History), Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He holds a PhD in Musicology from Brandeis University.
"Schwindt‘s fascinating account is a highlight in the vast scholarship on Monteverdi’s Orfeo. The musical analysis is compelling and readers will be drawn to the rich literary and cultural tapestry embedded in this innovative study."
Susan Lewis, co-author of Claudio Monteverdi: A Research and Information Guide
