Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

Work:: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (S01953862320)

Opera singers, musicians, half life-sized puppets and animated film come together to retell the Greek myth of Ulysses. In Kentridge's version of Monteverdi's opera, Ulysses is no longer in Ithaca. Instead, he lies reminiscing in a Johannesburg hospital bed. His romantic return to Penelope has become an epic dream that evokes not only classical Greece but also Monteverdi's Venice and contemporary South Africa. 'Ulysses is sick. He lies in bed, in twisted sheets, breathing shallowly. But Ulysses is made of wood...and the steady rise and fall of his breath as he lies racked by feverish dreams of reuniting with his wife is quiet testimony to the skill and detail of the production.' The New York Times

Music

Claudio Monteverdi

Listing:: L1142614763

Edinburgh International Festival

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Production details

Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes approx. Staged production sung in Italian with English supertitles. Edinburgh International Festival