IL RITORNO D’ULISSE IN PATRIA
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
NEW PRODUCTION OF FESTIVAL D’AIX-EN-PROVENCE
GRANDE DONATRICE D’EXCEPTION DU FESTIVAL D’AIX-EN-PROVENCE
THIS PRODUCTION WAS MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO THE SUPPORT OF ELIZABETH AND VINCENT MEYER
MUSICAL DRAMA
LIBRETTO BY GIACOMO BADOARO, BASED ON BOOKS 13 TO 21 OF HOMER’S ODYSSEY
PREMIERED IN 1640 AT THE TEATRO SS. GIOVANNI E PAOLO, VENICE
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After The Coronation of Poppaea and Orpheus in 2022, the Festival continues a memorable Monteverdi cycle, in the hands of Leonardo García Alarcón and Cappella Mediterranea, with The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland – reenforcing the crucial presence of the composer to our programming. The work is particularly dear to Pierre Audi for whom it was his first production – and indeed of a repertory work – for the Dutch National Opera in 1990: how does he see it thirty years later? A judicious arrangement turns the unwieldy if fascinating plot into a profoundly moving drama, the production concentrating on simplicity and sensuality. A talented cast of young singers gives new life to this material, emphasizing the intimate motion of the music and the mysteriousness of the characters: how to play Penelope’s waiting and Ulysses’s return? The approach is in keeping with the generous manner in which Leonardo García Alarcón treats the music, always highlighting the dance within.
> Discover Pierre Audi’s work as stage director in this documentary produced by the Ammodo foundation. The film shows the general director of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence as he prepares for a rendition of Simon Boccanegra at the New National Theatre Tokyo.
Performances
Youth prices: €47, €28, €18, €10
Performance available with ticket packages
Sung in Italian with French and English surtitles
3 hours and 5 minutes with one interval
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[ REHEARSALS ] IL RITORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA
Rehearsal of IL RITORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA by Monteverdi, new production of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
Festival d’Aix-en-Provence 2024 © Ruth Walz
[ PICTURES ] IL RITORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA
IL RITORNO D'ULISSE IN PATRIA by Claudio Monteverdi, new production of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
Conductor Leonardo García Alarcón — Stage director Pierre Audi
From 17 to 23 July 2024, Théâtre du Jeu de Paume
2024 Festival d'Aix-en-Provence © Ruth Walz