Organization

Chanteur

Ténor

Kobie van Rensburg

Ulysse

Mezzo-soprano

Christine Rice

Pénélope

Cyril Auvity

Télémaque

Joseph Cornwell

Eumée

Basse

Umberto Chiummo

Antinoüs

Contre-ténor

Juan Sancho

Amphinome

Xavier Sabata

Pisandre

Ed Lyon

Eurymaque

Robert Burt

Irus

Marina Rodríguez-Cusí

Ericlée

Terry Wey

La Fragilité humaine

Soprano

Sonya Yoncheva

Junon

Direction d'orchestre

William Christie

Mise en scène

Pier Luigi Pizzi

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Sergio Rossi

Hanna Bayodi

Mélantho

La Fortune

Claire Debono

Minerva

Amour

Luigi De Donato

Neptune

Le Temps

Teatro Real de Madrid

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria -  (Le retour d'Ulysse dans sa patrie)

Madrid

Espagne

Teatro Real

Based on a libretto by Giovanni Badoero from Homer's Odyssey, with this work, Claudio Monteverdi reached his maturity style, characterized by greater realism in the design of the characters and also by a greater disenchantment with life, although it confers a special humanity to the loving relationship between the main hero and his wife, the maximum example of fidelity.

Like other scores by the author, the work has fascinated quite a number of composers, some of whom have edited the work for their performance. Perhaps the most celebrated of all was Hans Werner Henze, with a fantasy-filled performance that was presented at the Salzburg Festival in 1985.

This representation, with musical direction by William Christie and stage direction by Pier Luigi Pizzi, features as protagonist the baritone Kobie van Rensburg, at the forefront of a cast that also includes such prominent names as Christine Rice, Umberto Chiummo and Marina Rodríguez-Cusí.

l ritorno di Ulisse in patria by C. Monteverdi, from Teatro Real, 2009. Directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, conductor William Christie, starring Christine Rice, Ed Lyon, Robert Burt, Juan Sancho, Cyril Auvity, Joseph Cornwell, Kobie van Rensburg, Xavier Sabata, Umberto Chiummo and Hanna Bayodi-Hirt. Performed in Italian and subtitled in English, German, Spanish, French and Italian.

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria Monteverdi

Le retour d'Ulysse dans sa patrie

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Watch full performance here: Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria (2009)

Il ritorno di Ulisse in patria by C. Monteverdi, from Teatro Real, 2009. Directed by Pier Luigi Pizzi, conductor William Christie, starring Christine Rice, Ed Lyon, Robert Burt, Juan Sanc

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Le retour d'Ulysse dans sa patrie by Monteverdi, Du (2009/2009), Dirigé par Pier Luigi Pizzi,, Chef d'orchestre William Christie, Teatro Real, Madrid, Espagne

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