Italian composer, string player, choirmaster, and priest (1567–1643). Claudio Monteverdi was born on 15 May 1567 in what is now Italy. Claudio Monteverdi is remembered as a music theorist, viol player and Catholic priest, a citizen of the Republic of Venice. Notable works include “L'incoronazione di Poppea”, “L'Orfeo” and “Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria”. Positions held included chapelmaster and chapelmaster.
Before and after
- 19 June 1566Birth of James VI and I
- from 6 August 1566 to 8 September 1566Siege of Szigetvár
- 6 September 1566Death of Suleiman the Magnificent
- 1567Construction of Stari Most
- 15 May 1567Birth of Claudio Monteverdi
- 25 July 1567Founding of Caracas
- 1568The Blind Leading the Blind
- from 1568 to 1600Azuchi-Momoyama period
- from 1568 to 1570First Russo-Turkish War
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The era
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