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'''Claudio''' Giovanni Antonio '''Monteverdi''' (1567-1643), [[Italian]] [[composer]] was the first of the great [[Baroque period (music)|baroque composers and one of the most influential figures in all music.  

'''Claudio''' Giovanni Antonio '''Monteverdi''' (1567-1643), [[Italian]] [[composer]] was the first of the great [[Baroque period (music)|baroque]] composers and one of the most influential figures in all music.  

   

   

He was born in Cremona and studied there at the [[cathedral]] before going to Mantua in 1591 to play in the ensemble at the court of the local duke. In the next few years he married, was appointed master of the chapel, and in 1607 produced his first opera, "''Orfeo''" (the first opera that is still performed today) and the next year, “''Arianna''”, of which only the famous “''Lament''” remains.  

He was born in Cremona and studied there at the [[cathedral]] before going to Mantua in 1591 to play in the ensemble at the court of the local duke. In the next few years he married, was appointed master of the chapel, and in 1607 produced his first opera, "''Orfeo''" (the first opera that is still performed today) and the next year, “''Arianna''”, of which only the famous “''Lament''” remains.