Yes, Monteverdi is On YouTube!

What a find!

Harper’s highlighted two versions of Monteverdi’s setting of “Voglio di vita uscir” available on YouTube.

I go for the countertenor every time:

You can hear the other version, and read the words, here.

(via @pausetowonder on Twitter)

Tagged as: Claudio Monteverdi, countertenor, Italian baroque music, madrigal, performance practice