Travel tips for opera lovers – Cremona and Monteverdi

Monteverdi in Cremona

The series about historical places of opera art & culture. Get to know exciting excursion and travel ideas for opera lovers. This time: Monteverdi  in Cremona.

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Monteverdi in Cremona

Monteverdi was born in 1567, the son of a surgeon and barber. He received a thorough musical education from the renowned director of the cathedral chapel.

However, no compositions have survived from his Cremonese period.

In 1690 he left Cremona for Mantua, where he brought the madrigal to its last flowering and became one of the main bearers of one of the greatest revolutions in music. In his honor the city celebrates every year the Festival Monteverdi.

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Destination Dome of Cremona

Monteverdi was baptized in Cremona Cathedral in 1567. The cathedral, which dates back to the 13th century, forms an architectural unit together with the bell tower and the baptistery.  The church has a marble facade and has an elaborate portal with a large rose window. The bell tower (called Torazzo) is the highest historic church tower in Italy and is the landmark of Cremona. The Baptistery is a building with a striking octagonal dome and a red marble baptismal font, dating from the 16th century, which stands in the middle of the room.

Dom and baptistery:

Torazzo:

Destination Monteverdi monuments

There are two Monteverdi monuments in Cremona. Both are recent

An older one from 1967 in Piazza Lodi:

A recent one from 2013 in Piazza di Roma:

Destination Monteverdi Festival

This renown festival is held every year at the end of April / beginning of May in different locations of Cremona.

Teatro Ponchielli:

https://www.monteverdifestivalcremona.it/