# Claudio Monteverdi — L'Orfeo

Claudio Monteverdi’s L'Orfeo (1607) is No. 6 in our Baroque ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1607
- **On one list:** Baroque
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Claudio Monteverdi](https://waxonia.com/artist/claudio-monteverdi/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/claudio-monteverdi--lorfeo/

## What we say

### No. 6 in [Baroque](https://waxonia.com/genre/baroque/)

Not the first opera and the first good one. Monteverdi works out in a single evening that an orchestra can characterise, and the form never looks back.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Claudio%20Monteverdi%20L'Orfeo) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=jUep3sqe35o)

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