Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
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.
Cast: Vesselina Kasarova, Dietrich Henschel, Malin Hartelius, Isabel Rey, Martina Janková, Cornelia Kallisch, Jonas Kaufmann, Rudolf Schasching, Reinhard Mayr, Martin Zysset, Thomas Mohr, Martin Oro, Pavel Daniluk, Giuseppe Scorsin, Anton Scharinger, Boguslaw Bidzinski, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Writers: Giacomo Badoaro (Writer), Homer (Original Story)
Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Direction team: Klaus-Michael Grüber (Stage Director)
Production: Opernhaus Zürich
