Zürich Opera gives virtuosic ensemble performance in Monteverdi's Ulisse

By Nahoko Gotoh, 05 June 2014

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Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 28 May 2014

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

Zurich Opera

Robert Howarth, Conductor

Willy Decker, Director

Constantin Emanuel Zimmermann, Amor

Ivana Rusko, Giunone

Anna Stéphany, Minerva

Liliana Nikiteanu, Ericlea

Julie Fuchs, Melanto

Sara Mingardo, Penelope

Fabio Trümpy, Telemaco

Kurt Streit, Ulisse

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.