The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland
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Directed by Humphrey Burton·2002
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NA/10 avgNo member ratings yetClaudio Monteverdi's operatic adaptation of this story from Homer's The Odyssey receives a modern and distinctive staging in this 2002 production directed by Humphrey Burton for Les Arts Florissants. Penelope Marijana Mijanovic is left to her own devices when her husband, the heroic Ulysses Kresimir Spicer, goes off to fight in the Trojan Wars. After many years alone, Penelope finds herself attracting a number of suitors who wish to claim her hand; however, what she doesn't realize is that jealous Ulysses has his ways of keeping an eye on her. Production of the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence; from the Theatre du Jeu de Paume.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| WWilliam ChristieConductor | Conductor |
| KKrešimir ŠpicerNot listed | Not listed |
| MMarijana MijanovicNot listed | Not listed |
| CCyril AuvityNot listed | Not listed |
| JJoseph CornwellNot listed | Not listed |
| BBertrand BontouxNot listed | Not listed |
| AAndreas GislerNot listed | Not listed |
| CChristophe LaporteNot listed | Not listed |
| ZZachary StainsNot listed | Not listed |
| KKatalin KárolyiNot listed | Not listed |
| RRobert BurtNot listed | Not listed |
| GGeneviève KaemmerlenNot listed | Not listed |
| RRachid Ben AbdeslamNot listed | Not listed |
| OOlga PitarchiNot listed | Not listed |
| PPaul-Henry VilaNot listed | Not listed |
| ÉÉric RaffardNot listed | Not listed |