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Neorealist nostalgia: Monteverdi’s Ulisse in post-war Sicily
Davide Livermore creates a successful production of Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria at the Monteverdi Festival in Cremona, with a great cast led by Mauro Borgioni.
Love's reign: an entertaining Poppea in Budapest
Conducted by Iván Fischer, a strong cast delivers an entertaining performance of Monteverdi's opera in a production that amuses, but does not quite thrill.
Orfeo meets the Bacchae: Monteverdi with a twist in Budapest
Iván Fischer’s take on Monteverdi’s opera offers a radical rewriting within the trappings of a traditional staging.
A second chance for a teenager Mozart in Venice
Il re pastore seems to be a work that deserves to be included in the repertoire for its undoubted qualities and not only because it foreshadows the genius of the works that will follow.
Rinaldo given a rock makeover in Martina Franca
Giorgio Sangati's staging idea pits Christians vs Saracens as pop stars against dark metal.
Monteverdi 450's Ulisse docks in Salzburg
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, the second opera of the Monteverdi 450 trilogy being toured by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, had a strong performance in Salzburg.