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

Par Charlotte Valori, 03 novembre 2016
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Critique faite à Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, le 2 novembre 2016
Programme
Monteverdi, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Le Retour d'Ulysse dans sa patrie), SV 325
Artistes
English Touring Opera
Jonathan Peter Kenny, Direction
James Conway, Mise en scène
takis, Décors
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, Lumières
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****1
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***11
Blissful and hard-boiled: I Capuleti e i Montecchi at ETO
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**111
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Olivia Fuchs' production of Rimsky-Korsakov's charming fable for ETO begins its tour in Hackney and is worth travelling to see. Catch this thoughtful production in a town near you.
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Adam PlayerAndrew SlaterBenedict NelsonCarolyn DobbinClaudio MonteverdiClint van der LindeEnglish Touring OperaIl ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria (Le Retour d'Ulysse dans sa patrie), 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.