Inspired Ritorno d’Ulisse at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen, 19 March 2017

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 18 March 2017

Monteverdi, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Country), SV 325 (concert performance)

René Jacobs, Conductor

Stéphane Degout, Ulisse

Katarina Bradić, Penelope

Anicio Zorzi Giustiniani, Telemaco

Magnus Staveland, Anfinomo

Marcos Fink, Antinoo

Pierre Derhet, Eurimaco

Mirella Hagen, Amor, Giunone

Thomas Walker, Eumete

Marie-Claude Chappuis, La Fortuna, Minerva

Kristina Hammarström, Melanto, L'umana fragilità, Ericlea

Jörg Schneider, Iro

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Nicolas Nguyen

Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.

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