Medieval poetry Medieval poetry Poetry took numerous forms in medieval Europe, for example, lyric and epic poetry. The troubadours and the minnesänger are known for their lyric poetry about courtly love. Among the most famous of secular poetry is "Carmina Burana", a manuscript collection of 254 poems. Twenty-four poems of "Carmina Burana" were later set to music by German composer Carl Orff in 1936. Old English religious poetry includes the poem "Christ" by Cynewulf and the poem "The Dream of the Rood", preserved in both manuscript form and on the Ruthwell Cross. We do have some secular poetry; in fact a great
Vincent Monteil and Poulenc's "La voix humaine" (1998). He also conducted different ballets such as Orff's "Carmina Burana" (1999), Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet" (2001) and many symphonic concerts with famous soloists like Marielle Nordmann, Patrice Fontanarosa, Paul Meyer, Bernard Soustrot, Jacques Taddei, Maxence Larrieu, Pascal Rogé and Gabriel Tacchino. In addition to his duties with the Opera and the Orchestra, Vincent Monteil took an active part into the creation of many contemporary works during the MANCA festival in Nice. From 1999 to 2003, Vincent Monteil began his collaboration with the Prague State Opera (Czech Republic). In 2002, he conducted a French trilogy: