This site includes materials that complement the reading of Mauro Calcagno, From Madrigal to Opera: Monteverdi's Staging of the Self, published in 2012 by University of California Press.
Please click on the chapters in the sidebar on the left ("Pages").
The three main videos discussed in the book are linked below.
The production of Monteverdi’s Orfeo by Luca Ronconi discussed in chapters 3 and 6
The production of L’incoronazione di Poppea by Michael Hampe discussed in chapter 7