Description
Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (The return of Ulysses to his homeland) 2 DVD Set / Drama in music in three acts Libretto by Giacomo Badoaro / The Flourishing Arts Conductor: William Christie / DVD
Format: NTSC
Run time: 182 Minutes
UPC: 8007144336417
- Aspect Ratio : 1.78:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : Yes
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 5.47 x 0.59 x 7.6 inches; 2.75 Ounces
- Director : Pier Luigi Pizzi
- Media Format : NTSC
- Release date : April 27, 2010
- Actors : William Christie, Kobie van Rensburg, Christine Rice, Cyril Auvity, Umberto Chiummo
- Subtitles: : French, English, Spanish, Italian, German
- Producers : Les Arts Florissants
- Studio : Dynamic
- Writers : Claudio Monteverdi, Giacomo Badoaro
- Number of discs : 2
William Christie conducts Les Arts Florissants in this production of Monteverdi's opera, recorded live at the Teatro Real, Madrid in April 2009. Again the successful team with Christie's Les Arts Florissants (who just celebrated the 30th year of its existence) and Pier Luigi Pizzi to work with the second opera of the new Monteverdi trilogy, which produces the Madrid Teatro Real, along with La Fenice. It is the first Spanish-language performance and recording of the opera, which (next to the "Orfeo") played a very important role in the history of the genre. Performers include Kobie van Rensburg, Christine Rice and Cyril Auvity. Directed by Matteo Ricchetti, Pier Luigi Pizzi. Starring Cyril Auvity, Christine Rice, Joseph Cornwell. Language: Italian Subtitles: French, English, Spanish, Italian, German
