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A welcome return: Monteverdi's Ulysses’ Homecoming, English Touring Opera

Von Charlotte Valori, 03 November 2016
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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, am 2 November 2016
Programm
Monteverdi, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria, SV 325
Darsteller
English Touring Opera
Jonathan Peter Kenny, Musikalische Leitung
James Conway, Regie
takis, Bühnenbild
Benedict Nelson, Ulisse
Carolyn Dobbin, Penelope
Nick Pritchard, Telemaco
Martha Jones, Amor, Melanto
Robert Anthony Gardiner, La Fortuna, Eurimaco
Katie Bray, Minerva
Clint van der Linde, Ericlea, Pisandro
John-Colyn Gyeantey, Eumete
Adam Player, Iro
Andrew Slater, Antinoo, Neptuno, Tempo
Old Street Band
Mark Howland, Licht
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Adam PlayerAndrew SlaterBenedict NelsonCarolyn DobbinClaudio MonteverdiClint van der LindeEnglish Touring OperaIl ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria, SV 325James ConwayJohn-Colyn GyeanteyJonathan Peter KennyKatie BrayMark HowlandMartha JonesNick PritchardOld Street BandRobert Anthony Gardinertakis
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Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori
Charlotte Valori read Classics at Christ Church, Oxford. As a classicist, her main interest is Greek tragedy and its reception by later cultures, which has led to a continuing passion for theatre and opera. Charlotte reviews for several online magazines, and won the Bachtrack Opera Award 2015 for Best Written English Review. Follow her on Twitter @operissima.