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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
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Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria is an opera consisting of a prologue and five acts, set by Claudio Monteverdi to a libretto by Giacomo Badoaro. The opera was first performed at the Teatro Santi Giovanni
The composer c. 1640
The composer c. 1640
18th-century edition of Homer's Odyssey, the source of the libretto for Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
18th-century edition of Homer's Odyssey, the source of the libretto for Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Ulisse lies on the shore, as the Faeci ship is turned to stone by Neptune; an illustration of how this dramatic effect could be realised in the opera
Ulisse lies on the shore, as the Faeci ship is turned to stone by Neptune; an illustration of how this dramatic effect could be realised in the opera house.
A depiction (circa 330 BC) of the slaying of Penelope's suitors
A depiction (circa 330 BC) of the slaying of Penelope's suitors
Claudio Monteverdi
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Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi was an Italian composer, choirmaster and string player. A composer of both secular and sacred music, and a pioneer in the development of opera, he is considered a c
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
…d'Ulisse in patria (SV 325, The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland) is an opera consisting of a prologue and five acts (later revised to three), set by Claudio Monteverdi to a libretto by Giacomo Badoaro. The opera was first performed at the Teatro Santi Giovanni e Paolo in Venice during the 1639–1640 carnival season…
Cremona Cathedral, where Monteverdi's teacher Ingegneri was maestro di capella
Cremona Cathedral, where Monteverdi's teacher Ingegneri was maestro di capella
Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga in his coronation robes (1587, by Jeannin Bahuet [it])
Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga in his coronation robes (1587, by Jeannin Bahuet [it])
The only certain portrait of Claudio Monteverdi, from the title page of Fiori poetici, a 1644 book of commemorative poems for his funeral
The only certain portrait of Claudio Monteverdi, from the title page of Fiori poetici, a 1644 book of commemorative poems for his funeral