We consider Monteverdi the first composer of opera. There was someone before, but everything started with Monteverdi.

We consider Monteverdi the first composer of opera. There was someone before, but everything started with Monteverdi.

我们认为蒙特威尔第是第一位歌剧作曲家。以前有过这样的人，但一切都是从蒙特威尔第开始的。

-- Cecilia Bartoli 塞西莉亚·芭托莉