Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria : dramma in musica / componist, Claudio Monteverdi ; libretto, Giacomo Badoaro ; regie, Pierre Audi ; regie, Hans Hulscher ; productie, George van Breemen ; een co-productie van De Nederlandse Opera en de NPS.
Some credits from container; series from box. Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Ulisse) ; Graciela Araya (Penelope) ; Diana Montague (Minerva) ; Mark Tucker (Eurimaco) ; Monica Bacelli (Melanto) ; Toby Spence (Telemaco) ; Adrian Thompson (Eumete) ; Alexander Oliver (Iro) ; Jaco Huypen (Tempo) ; Christopher Gillett (Pisandro) ; Brian Asawa (Anfinomo) ; Machteld Baumans ; Baroque ensemble ; Glen Wilson, conductor. Recorded in performance in Oct. 1998, Muziektheater Amsterdam. Libretto based on Homer's Odyssey. Videodisc release of a 1998 Dutch television program. "Double layer discs"--Container. Program notes by Glen Wilson in English, French and German (17 p. : col. ill.) inserted in container. Special features: illustrated synopsis; cast gallery; introduction (directed by Roeland Hazendonk).
Summary:
In this opera, "human frailty falls victim to time, fortune and love. Gods and humans, comic and intensely serious characters and spectacular scenic effects are brought together in a wonderfully rich and effective texture"--Container.
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