The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland (2002)
Synopsis
Claudio Monteverdi's operatic adaptation of this story from Homer's The Odyssey receives a modern and distinctive staging in this 2002 production directed by Humphrey Burton for Les Arts Florissants. Penelope Marijana Mijanovic is left to her own devices when her husband, the heroic Ulysses Kresimir Spicer, goes off to fight in the Trojan Wars. After many years alone, Penelope finds herself attracting a number of suitors who wish to claim her hand; however, what she doesn't realize is that jealous Ulysses has his ways of keeping an eye on her. Production of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence; from the Theatre du Jeu de Paume.
Release Date: 2002-07-15
Director: Humphrey Burton
Top Cast
- William Christie as Conductor
- Kresimir Spicer as
- Marijana Mijanovic as
- Cyril Auvity as
- Joseph Cornwell as
- Bertrand Bontoux as
- Andreas Gisler as
- Christophe Laporte as
- Zachary Stains as
- Katalin Károlyi as
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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