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| Composer | Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) |
| Period | Early |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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Neorealist nostalgia: Monteverdi’s Ulisse in post-war Sicily
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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.
Pinchgut takes on Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Monteverdi’s Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria is given the Pinchgut treatment, with an abstract staging complementing historically informed music-making under Erin Helyard.
A gripping Return of Ulysses from Opera Collective Ireland
Fine singing all round, sensitive continuo musicianship and dramatic action make for a thoroughly enjoyable Return of Ulysses by Monteverdi.
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Sir John Eliot Gardiner on Monteverdi
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Read our wide-ranging interview about Monteverdi's operas, their cultural context, performing them today and why they remain as contemporary and fresh as when they were written four centuries ago.