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The Return of Ulysses to his homeland

Title: The Return of Ulysses to his homeland [videorecording] / music by Claudio Monteverdi ; libretto by Giacomo Badoaro ; realised by Raymond Leppard ; Glyndebourne Festival Opera ; stage director, Peter Hall ; television producer, Humphrey Burton ; television director, Dave Heather.
Publication: New York : Video Arts International, [1985?], c1973.

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Description

2 videocassettes (VHS Hi-fi) (152 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

Based on part of Homer's Odyssey, Monteverdi's opera focuses on the events subsequent to Ulysses' return to his homeland Ithaca. Disguised as an old man by the goddess Minerva and recognized by no one, Ulysses confronts the band of suitors who have gathered in his palace pursuing his long-suffering but faithful wife Penelope. Penelope arranges a contest among the suitors : whoever can draw Ulysses' bow will win her hand. All fail but Ulysses himself, who still unrecognized, not only draws the bow, but slays the suitors one by one. Penelope cannot believe that the old man is really her husband in disguise until his old nurse points out an identifying scar on his shoulder. The opera closes with the joyful reunion of hero and wife.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Video.

Note

Video Arts International: VAI-11.
Opera in 2 acts and a prologue.
Sung in Italian, English subtitles.
Monaural sound.

Credits (note)

Set designer, John Bury ; lighting designer, Robert Bryan.

Call Number

*LVH 494 (F)

OCLC

12245448
NYPG92-F393

Title

The Return of Ulysses to his homeland [videorecording] / music by Claudio Monteverdi ; libretto by Giacomo Badoaro ; realised by Raymond Leppard ; Glyndebourne Festival Opera ; stage director, Peter Hall ; television producer, Humphrey Burton ; television director, Dave Heather.

Imprint

New York : Video Arts International, [1985?], c1973.

Performer

Janet Baker (Penelope) ; Benjamin Luxon (Ulisse) ; Annabel Hunt (l'Humana Fragiltà) ; Ugo Trama (Tempo/Antinöo) ; Patricia Grieg (Fortuna) ; Laureen Livingstone (Amore) ; Virginia Popova (Ericlea) ; Janet Hughes (Melanto) ; John Wakefield (Eurimaco) ; Robert Lloyd (Nettuno) ; Brian Burrows (Giove) ; Anne Howells (Minerva) ; Richard Lewis (Eumete) ; Alexander Oliver (Irò) ; Ian Caley (Telemaco) ; Bernard Dickerson (Anfimono) ; John Fryatt (Pisandro) ; Rae Woodland (Giunone) ; Glyndebourne Chorus ; London Philharmonic Orchestra ; Raymond Leppard, conductor.

Credits

Set designer, John Bury ; lighting designer, Robert Bryan.

Added Author

Hall, Peter, 1930-2017, director.

Bury, John, 1925-2000. Production personnel

Bryan, Robert, 1934- Lighting designer

Burton, Humphrey, 1931-

Heather, Dave, 1941-2005. Director

Badoaro, Giacomo, 1602-1654. Librettist

Baker, Janet. Performer

Luxon, Benjamin.

Hunt, Annabel. Performer

Trama, Ugo. Performer

Grieg, Patricia. Performer

Livingstone, Laureen. Performer

Popova, Virginia. Performer

Hughes, Janet. Performer

Wakefield, John, 1936- Performer

Lloyd, Robert, 1940- Performer

Burrows, Brian, 1941- Performer

Howells, Anne, 1941-2022. Performer

Lewis, Richard, 1914- Performer

Oliver, Alexander. Performer

Caley, Ian. Performer

Dickerson, Bernard. Performer

Fryatt, John. Performer

Woodland, Rae. Performer

Leppard, Raymond. Conductor

Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Ritorno d'Ulisse in patria. 1973.

Glyndebourne Festival Chorus.

London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company.

Video Arts International.

Research Call Number

*LVH 494 (F) Program notes on file.

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