1643 Death Claudio Giovanni Monteverdi, Italian composer (L'arianna), dies at 76 1608 Event Claudio Monteverdi's "Arianna," premieres in Mantua 1607 Event Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Orfeo," premieres in Mantua 1573 Birthday Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, composer 1567 Birthday Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer, L'Orfeo
