The 1970 Monteverdi High Speed is an iconic automobile that seamlessly blended Swiss craftsmanship with the high-performance demands of the GT world. Combining Italian design with American muscle, it ...

James Bond never drove a Monteverdi 375S, but the car would have made as fitting a sidekick as his Aston Martin. The coupe has the tasteful, dashing looks Bond would go for, as well as the guts a ...

One of the most underrated grand tourers of the 1970s, the Swiss-made, Italian-Bodied Monteverdi High Speed used a series of American V8s to persuade wealthy enthusiasts to choose it over a Ferrari. A ...

Monteverdi might be surprised to find himself hailed as the inventor of the opera, and he disclaimed the role of revolutionary, but his Orfeo is a radical, innovative and extraordinary work The ...

I’m a drug addict,” Swiss designer and builder Peter Monteverdi admitted. “I hang on a needle but it is filled with gasoline.” Such a vivid analogy from the lips of an American might not seem out of ...

In 1992, McLaren kicked off production of the legendary F1, which became one of the most influential street-legal supercars of all time. However, that year marked the unveiling of another wild Formula ...

Monteverdi was the father of modern opera. Kit Hesketh-Harvey on how he brought the composer's last days to life Sometimes you need a grabby title simply in order to hook the moneymen. Monteverdi's ...

Is it possible for one person to invent an entire form of art? It would seem like a tall order by any standard. More a scene than a single, Orfeo's "Possente spirto" — "Powerful Spirit" — is his ...

Four hundred years since the creation of his first opera, Monteverdi is still regarded as the most powerful and innovative figure in the history of music. Claudio Monteverdi was one of music’s ...