Monteverdi Choir/Gardiner - Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria - OA1348D

Monteverdi Choir/Gardiner - Claudio Monteverdi: Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria - OABD7299D

Claudio Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D’ulisse In Patria

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Release Date: 20 May 2022

Label: Opus Arte - Dvd / Opus Arte

Packaging Type: DVD Case

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 809478013488

Genres: Classical Opera

Composer/Series: Claudio Monteverdi

Release Date: 20 May 2022

Label: Opus Arte - Bluray Dvd / Opus Arte

Packaging Type: Blu-Ray Packaging

No of Units: 1

Barcode: 809478072997

Genres: Classical Opera

Composer/Series: Claudio Monteverdi

Description
Claudio 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.

Description
Claudio 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.