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| Composer | Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643) |
| Period | Early |
| Work type | Opera / Oratorio |
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GenevaIl ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Country), SV 325
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Country), SV 325
Fabio Biondi; FC Bergman; Grand Théâtre de Genève; Mariel Manuel; Ken Hioco; Europa Galante
BarcelonaCor de Cambra del Palau, Europa Galante & Biondi
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Country), SV 325
Fabio Biondi; Sara Mingardo; Giuseppina Bridelli; Mark Padmore; Chamber Chorus of the Palau de la Música Catalana
ViennaIl ritorno d'Ulisse in patriaNew production
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Country), SV 325
Pablo Heras-Casado; Jossi Wieler; Vienna State Opera; Anna Viebrock; Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Concert Association Vienna State Opera Chorus
MunichIl ritorno / Das Jahr des magischen DenkensNew production
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The Return of Ulysses to his Country), SV 325
Christopher Moulds; Christopher Rüping; Bavarian State Opera; Jonathan Mertz; Lene Schwind; Monteverdi Continuo Ensemble; Susanne Steinmassl
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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.
Opera Atelier's strengths reinforced with Monteverdi
Opera Atelier's return to the earliest part of the repertoire with Monteverdi's Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria showcases their strengths in a relatively restrained production anchored by a strong ensemble cast.
Monteverdi on a doughnut: Ulysses fails to thrill
A series of ill-advised staging choices leads to a disappointingly drab performance of Monteverdi's Homeric epic.
Sara Mingardo leads a strong cast in Hamburg Ulisse
Willy Decker's production, presented in Zürich in 2014, is revived at the Hamburgische Staatsoper with most of the same cast