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| Composer | Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) |
| Period | Early |
| Librettist | Giacomo Badoaro |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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High WycombeIl ritorno d'Ulisse in patriaNew production
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Country), SV 325
Laurence Cummings; John Caird; Garsington Opera; Robert Jones; Paul Pyant; The English Concert
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Monteverdi and Ulisse return happily to Garsington Opera
Laurence Cummings and John Caird’s second Garsington exploration of the operas of Monteverdi brims with wonderfully playing and singing in an attractive setting.
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.
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.
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