The Return of Ulysses
The Return of
Ulysses
Monteverdi
13–19 June, 2019
City Recital Hall, Sydney
The Return of Ulysses
By Claudio Monteverdi
Venue
City Recital Hall, Sydney
Duration
3 hours, including a 20 min interval
Sung in Italian with English surtitles
Based on the final chapters of Homer’s timeless poem the Odyssey, Monteverdi’s late masterpiece is an epic yet intimate story of love, constancy and sacrifice.
After ten years fighting in the Trojan War and ten more years wandering on the seas, Ulysses has finally returned home. But everything has changed during his absence, and instead of a hero’s welcome, Ulysses finds his palace occupied by rival kings keen to seduce his wife Penelope and kill his son. Will he be able to regain his wife and home?
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Photos by Brett Boardman
