Monteverdi's The Return of Ulysses
Act One
Saturday 30 September 2006 18:30-21:30 (Radio 3)
The Return of Ulysses
Stephanie Hughes visits the Wales Millennium Centre for Welsh National Opera's stylish new production of Monteverdi's masterpiece. Conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini and directed by David Alden.
Penelope longs for her husband Ulysses to return from the Trojan Wars. In his absence, treacherous suitors have tried to convince her Ulysses is dead, and to win her hand in marriage.
Playlist:
Ulysses ...... Paul Nilon (tenor)
Penelope ...... Sara Fulgoni (mezzo-soprano)
Ericlea ...... Elizabeth Vaughan (soprano)
Antinous/Time/Neptune ...... Clive Bayley (bass)
Irus ...... Neil Jenkins (tenor)
Telemachus ...... Ed Lyon (tenor)
Pisander/Human Frailty ...... Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor)
Melantho/Juno/Fortune ...... Sarah Tynan (soprano)
Minerva ...... Elizabeth Atherton (soprano)
Eurymachus ...... Andrew Tortise (tenor)
Eumaeus ...... Geoffrey Dolton (baritone)
Amphinomous/Jove ...... Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks (tenor)
