Monteverdi: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria

English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner, John Eliot, Monteverdi Choir

OA BD7299 D

The second of Gardiner’s acclaimed Monteverdi Trilogy to be released by Opus Arte in 2022.
(L’Orfeo already released & L’incoronazione di Poppea to follow)

Ulisse - Furio Zanasi
Penelope - Lucile Richardot
Telemaco - Krystian Adam
Minerva / Fortuna - Hana Blažiková
Tempo / Nettuno / Antinoo - Gianluca Burrato
Pisandro - Michał Czerniawski

Amfinomo Gareth TresederClaudio Monteverdi was a pioneer in the origins and development of opera, taking vocal music beyond Renaissance polyphony and entering a modern era in which genuine feelings and emotions are expressed through a wide variety of characters. Part of a late flowering in Monteverdi’s illustrious career, Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria is considered the most tender and moving of his three surviving operas. It takes its narrative from the second half of Homer’s Odyssey, presenting Ulysses as a flawed hero; a lone wanderer who has to overcome cruel tests, terrible hardships, treachery and deception before he can be reunited with his faithful queen Penelope and recover his kingdom. Recorded in Venice’s historical Teatro La Fenice, this semi-staged production is part of John Eliot Gardiner’s acclaimed celebration of Monteverdi’s 450th anniversary, a true milestone in Western cultural history.

Blu-ray

Opus Arte

1.06.2022

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