Monteverdi might be surprised to find himself hailed as the inventor of the opera, and he disclaimed the role of revolutionary, but his Orfeo is a radical, innovative and extraordinary work The ...

In 1992, McLaren kicked off production of the legendary F1, which became one of the most influential street-legal supercars of all time. However, that year marked the unveiling of another wild Formula ...

One of the most underrated grand tourers of the 1970s, the Swiss-made, Italian-Bodied Monteverdi High Speed used a series of American V8s to persuade wealthy enthusiasts to choose it over a Ferrari. A ...

Monteverdi’s music is inventive, dynamic, stirring, tender, and heart-rending. Centuries after he wrote it, his music is still full of surprises. Monteverdi is famous for writing the first recognised ...

The myth that opera was born of a miracle dies hard. Musicologists no longer insist that what has proved to be a uniquely innovative art form for four centuries was the exclusive product of scholars ...

When people think of Swiss manufacturing, watches, chocolate, and precision instruments usually come to mind. For a brief and fascinating period, however, Switzerland also produced genuine supercars.

I suppose the reason Claudio Monteverdi is my favorite composer is that I've always enjoyed the combination and the tension of words and music. I'm a little late getting on the Monteverdi birthday bus ...

Which music-theatre works of today will play to sold-out houses in the twenty-fifth century? Such is the challenge issued by Claudio Monteverdi, the former maestro di cappella at the Basilica di San ...

James Bond never drove a Monteverdi 375S, but the car would have made as fitting a sidekick as his Aston Martin. The coupe has the tasteful, dashing looks Bond would go for, as well as the guts a ...

When people think of Swiss manufacturing, watches, chocolate, and precision instruments usually come to mind. For a brief and fascinating period, however, Switzerland also produced genuine supercars.