The Return of Ulysses to His Country

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The Return of Ulysses to His Country

opera by Monteverdi

Also known as: “Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria”

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Claudio Monteverdi
Three decades in Venice
…them have survived in score—The Return of Ulysses to His Country and The Coronation of Poppea—and both are masterpieces. Although they still retain some elements of the Renaissance intermezzo and pastoral, they can be fairly described as the first modern operas. Their interest lies in revealing the development of…
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…them have survived in score—The Return of Ulysses to His Country and The Coronation of Poppea—and both are masterpieces. Although they still retain some elements of the Renaissance intermezzo and pastoral, they can be fairly described as the first modern operas. Their interest lies in revealing the development of…
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