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The return of Ulysses to his homeland / music by Claudio Monteverdi ; libretto by Giacomo Badoaro ; realised by Raymond Leppard.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication Info[Leipzig] : Arthaus Musik, [2005?]
Description1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Operas.
Odysseus (Greek mythology)--Drama.
Penelope (Greek mythology)--Drama.
Other author/creatorBadoaro, Giacomo, 1602-1654, librettist.
Other author/creatorLuxon, Benjamin, performer.
Other author/creatorBaker, Janet, 1933- performer.
Other author/creatorLewis, Richard, 1914-1990, performer.
Other author/creatorHowells, Anne, 1941-2022 performer.
Other author/creatorLloyd, Robert, 1940- performer.
Other author/creatorBurrows, Brian, 1941- performer.
Other author/creatorPopova, Virginia, 1923- performer.
Other author/creatorCaley, Ian performer.
Other author/creatorLeppard, Raymond conductor.
Other author/creatorHall, Peter, 1930-2017 director.
Other author/creatorBury, John, 1925-2000 designer.
Other author/creatorVersey, Hedley, lighting designer.
Other author/creatorBryan, Robert, 1934- lighting designer.
Other author/creatorBurton, Humphrey, 1931- producer.
Other author/creatorHeather, Dave, 1941-2005, director.
Included WorkMonteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria.
Other author/creatorGlyndebourne Festival Chorus, performer.
Other author/creatorLondon Philharmonic Orchestra performer.
Other author/creatorArthaus Musik (Firm)
Other title Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria.
Series Glyndebourne diamonds
Glyndebourne diamonds. UNAUTHORIZED
Abstract Ulysses returns home after 20 years from the Trojan War to find his faithful wife besieged by suitors anxious to assume his crown. Aided by his son and by the goddess Minerva, he defeats the suitors and wins back his wife and kingdom.
General noteOpera in a prologue and 2 acts.
General noteTitle from end credits.
General noteProgram notes in English, German and French in container.
CreditsStage director, Peter Hall; set designer, John Bury; lighting, Hedley Versey, Robert Bryan; television production, Humphrey Burton; television direction, Dave Heather.
Performer Benjamin Luxon, (Ulysses) ; Janet Baker (Penelope) ; Richard Lewis (Eumete) ; Anne Howells (Minerva) ; Robert Lloyd (Nettuno) ; Brian Burrows (Giove) ; Virginia Popova (Ericlea) ; Ian Caley (Telemaco) ; Glyndebourne Chorus ; Annabel Hunt (Humana fragilità) ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Raymond Leppard, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded in performance at the 1973 Glyndebourne Festival Opera.
Technical detailsDVD-9; NTSC; soundtrack in PCM stereo; aspect ratio 4:3.
LanguageSung in Italian, with subtitles in Italian, German, French, English and Spanish.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
UPC 807280110197
Publisher number101 101 Arthaus Musik

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