Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria

Réalisateurs: CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Acteurs: NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT VESSELINA KASAROVA DIETRICH HENSCHEL

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Réalisateurs: CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Acteurs: WILLIAM CHRISTIE ARTS FLORISSANTS (LES)

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Monteverdi's story of how Ulysses returned from the Trojan War and found his palace full of young suitors for his wife and kingdom has been well served in video productions, but never better than in this one. Les Arts Florissants has set new standards in Renaissance and Baroque music, both for technical skill and for period style. This performance upholds the group's exalted reputation in Monteverdi's magnificent music. Humphrey Burton's direction is effective, with convincing stage action that walks a tightrope between realism and allegory in situations that are sometimes contrived, symbolic, or inherently static. Costumes do not pinpoint any particular period; scenery is minimal almost to the point of nonexistence; what is lost in realism is gained in suggestiveness and flexibility.

Various gods and goddesses meddle in the action. Burton takes these departures from realism in stride, most notably in the scene where Ulysses (Kresimir Spicer) shoots the suitors of his wife, Penelope (Marijana Mijanovic), and the goddess Minerva (Olga Pitarch) takes the arrows from his bow and guides them to their targets. As the goddess of love (several divine roles are double-cast), Pitarch strikes charming poses and has a big, pink heart tattooed on her shoulder. The singing under Christie's...

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Réalisateurs: CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Acteurs: BERNARD HAITINK LONDRES (ORCHESTRE PHILHARMONIQUE DE) BENJAMIN LUXON

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