Claudio Monteverdi: il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria

The story

After ten years battling in the Trojan War—and another ten on an epic journey homeward—Ulysses returns to his homeland. Disguised as a beggar, the king of Ithaca must recover his wife, his son, and his people... Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Venice, 1640), directed here by Klaus-Michael Grüber and conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, achieves a perfect dramatic balance, stirring the imagination and instantly transporting the viewer to a long-ago time. The all-star cast features one of the earliest recorded appearances by the great Jonas Kaufmann, who makes his presence felt as Ulisse's son Telemaco.

Cast

V Vesselina KasarovaPénélope D Dietrich HenschelL'humanita fragilita / Ulisse M Malin HarteliusMelanto I Isabel ReyMinerva/ Amore M Martina JankováFortuna/ Giunone C Cornelia KallischEriclea J Jonas KaufmannTelemaco R Rudolf SchaschingIro R Reinhard MayrAntinoo M Martin ZyssetPisandro T Thomas MohrEumete M Martin OroAnfinimo

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P Pavel DanilukNettuno G Giuseppe ScorsinTempo A Anton ScharingerGiove B Boguslaw BidzinskiEurimaco N Nikolaus HarnoncourtLui-même, chef d'orchestre