Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

Composer: Monteverdi, Claudio

Librettist/Text Author: Badoaro, Giacomo

Libretto Source: Homer

Conductor: Wilson, Glen

Ensemble: Glen Wilson Baroque Ensemble

Amore: Baumans, Machteld

Anfinomo: Asawa, Brian

Antinoo: Huijpen, Jaco

Eumete: Thompson, Adrian

Eurimaco: Tucker, Mark

Fortuna: Bacelli, Monica

Iro: Oliver, Alexander

L'Humana fragilita: Asawa, Brian

Melanto: Bacelli, Monica

Minerva: Montague, Diana

Penelope: Araya, Graciela

Pisandro: Gillett, Christopher

Telemaco: Spence, Toby

Tempo: Huijpen, Jaco

Ulisse: Rolfe-Johnson, Anthony

Set Designer: Simon, Michael

Costume Designer: Jorge, Jara

Lighting Designer: Kalman, Jean

Stage Director: Audi, Pierre

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Date of Production: 10-1998

Venue: Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam

Playing Time: 02:56:00

Catalogue Number: OA0927D

UPC: 809478009276

Synopsis

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

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In his penultimate opera, based on text adapted from Homer's Odyssey, Monteverdi ventures further than ever before into the depths of human emotion. In this dramma in musica human frailty falls victim to time, fortune and love. Gods and humans, comic and intensely serious characters plus spectacular scenic effects are brought together in a wonderfully rich and effective texture. Pierre Audi's highly stylised and timeless production is captured here in a live recording from Het Muziektheater Amsterdam.

Bonus features:

- Illustrated synopsis

- Introduction to Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria - including interviews with Glen Wilson and Pierre Audi.