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Special offer. Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Kobie van Rensburg (Ulisse), Christine Rice (Penelope), Cyril Auvity (Telemaco) & Joseph Cornwell (Eumete)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor) & Pierluigi Pizzi (director)
Awards:
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Building a Library, June 2015, DVD Recommendation
The staging, direction and costumes are elegant, always adding a layer of explanation; the lighting is atmospheric but never murky; and the sound is clear and resonant. Above all, this production...
Special offer. Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Kobie van Rensburg (Ulisse), Christine Rice (Penelope), Cyril Auvity (Telemaco) & Joseph Cornwell (Eumete)
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (conductor) & Pierluigi Pizzi (director)
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Awards:
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Building a Library, June 2015, DVD Recommendation
The staging, direction and costumes are elegant, always adding a layer of explanation; the lighting is atmospheric but never murky; and the sound is clear and resonant. Above all, this production...
About
Recorded: Teatro Real, Madrid, April 2009.
This is the second Monteverdi opera with William Christie and Les Arts Florissants, made possible by collaboration between Dynamic and Teatro Real.
Dedicated to the performance of Baroque music on original instruments, the vocal and instrumental ensemble Les Arts Florissants is one of the most renowned and respected early music groups in Europe and around the world.
The DVD also features interviews with William Christie, Kobie van Rensburg and Christine Rice.
“Les Arts Florissants and William Christie have an individualised spontaneity yet breathe as one.” The Independent
Picture Format: 16:9
Audio Format: DD 5.1 / LPCM 2.0
Region Code: 0 – All regions
Running Time: 175 Min approx
Notes: I – GB - D - F
Subtitles: I - GB - D - F - SP
Contents and tracklist
- Sung in Italian
- Kobie van Rensburg (Ulisse), Christine Rice (Penelope), Cyril Auvity (Telemaco) & Joseph Cornwell (Eumete)
- Les Arts Florissants
- William Christie (conductor) & Pierluigi Pizzi (director)
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Awards and reviews
July 2010
The staging, direction and costumes are elegant, always adding a layer of explanation; the lighting is atmospheric but never murky; and the sound is clear and resonant. Above all, this production shows pace, coherence and understanding.
