The read
It runs long at 2h 34m.
Synopsis
After ten years battling in the Trojan War—and another ten on an epic journey homeward—Ulysses returns to his homeland. Disguised as a beggar, the king of Ithaca must recover his wife, his son, and his people... Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria (Venice, 1640), directed here by Klaus-Michael Grüber and conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, achieves a perfect dramatic balance, stirring the imagination and instantly transporting the viewer to a long-ago time. The all-star cast features one of the earliest recorded appearances by the great Jonas Kaufmann, who makes his presence felt as Ulisse's son Telemaco.
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Key crew
- Felix BreisachDirector
- Giacomo BadoaroWriter
Cast
- Vesselina KasarovaPénélope
- Dietrich HenschelL'humanita fragilita / Ulisse
- Malin HarteliusMelanto
- Isabel ReyMinerva/ Amore
- Martina JankováFortuna/ Giunone
- Cornelia KallischEriclea
- Jonas KaufmannTelemaco
- Rudolf SchaschingIro
- Reinhard MayrAntinoo
- Martin ZyssetPisandro
- Thomas MohrEumete
- Martin OroAnfinimo